Combined correlation parameter analysis
US8773129B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 13, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/5614
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus, methods, and other embodiments associated with combined correlation parameter estimation are described. One example method includes accessing data associated with a magnetic resonance (MR) signal produced by relaxation of nuclei in an item that has experienced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) excitation. The MR signal is a function of two or more NMR parameters. The example method also includes accessing data associated with a set of comparative signal evolutions and computing a value for an NMR parameter based on a combined correlation of the data associated with the MR signal to the data associated with the set of comparative signal evolutions. The combined correlation will depend on at least two correlations between the data associated with the MR signal and two different members of the set of comparative signal evolutions.
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