Robust coronary MR angiography without respiratory navigation
US6980846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/5676
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for acquiring image data from a subject during a scan with a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system comprising the steps of acquiring a reference data set of a region of interest, acquiring a plurality of free-breathing data sets, and, selectively processing the plurality of free-breathing data sets in comparison with the reference data set to be used in creating an image of the region of interest. The reference data set comprises breath-held data set or, alternatively, free-breathing data.
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