Method for synchronizing magnetic resonance imaging data to body motion

US6798199B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · US
• The Cleveland Clinic Foundation · US

Inventors

• Andrew C. Larson · Kildeer, US
• Orlando P. Simonetti · Naperville, US
• Richard D. White · Chagrin Falls, US
• Gerhard Laub · Burlingame, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 6, 2003
• Grant date: Sep 28, 2004
• Expiry date: Feb 6, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B5/7289
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Synchronizing MR images to the motion of a patient, e.g., to the beating of the heart, respiration of the lungs, or motion of a limb, by extracting timing information from the MR imaging data, itself, rather than relying solely on additional data acquired solely for timing.