System and method for assessing susceptibility of tissue using magnetic resonance imaging
US9943246B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 17, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for assessing magnetic susceptibility of tissue of a subject using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to acquire chemical-shift-encoded, water-fat separated data. From the water-fat separated data, separated water and fat images, as well as a magnetic field inhomogeneity map are used to estimate the magnetic susceptibility within tissue.
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