Imaging elastic properties of the lung with magnetic resonance elastography
US7991449B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A noble gas is administered to a subject to fill the lungs and magnetic resonance elastography image data is acquired while vibrations are applied to the chest wall. Shear waves are established in the gas-filled lungs by the vibrations and a shear modulus image is reconstructed from the MRE image data that may be used in the diagnosis of lung disease.
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