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System and method for magnetic resonance imaging

US8922209B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO · CA

Inventors

Jamu Alford · Lake Arrowhead, US
Blaine Chronik · London, CA
Brian Rutt · San Francisco, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2009
Grant date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/56341
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance imaging method comprises performing imaging where more than one polarizing magnetic field strength is used during scanning and processing at least one image resulting from the scanning to yield an enhanced contrast image.

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