Patents by Inventor Sang-cheon CHOI

Sang-cheon CHOI has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160299205
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a radio frequency (RF) controller configured to control a period of an RF pulse to be applied to an object for a time period that includes a first obtaining time, during which a first inversion RF pulse is applied, and a second obtaining time; and a signal transceiver configured to sequentially receive, during the first obtaining time, a first RF signal for generating a first fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) image regarding a first slice of the object and a second RF signal for generating at least one magnetic resonance (MR) image regarding a second slice of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Sang-cheon CHOI, Yun-ho NAM, Jong-ho LEE, Dae-ho LEE, Yang-su RYU, Han JANG
  • Publication number: 20160154075
    Abstract: There are provided a magnetic resonance imaging device and a method of controlling a MRI device. The MRI device includes an RF transmitting coil configured to transmit an RF to an object on a table; an object scanning unit including a position detecting unit configured to detect a position of the object and a thickness detecting unit configured to detect a thickness of the object, and configured to recognize a body shape of the object; and a control unit configured to regulate the RF to be transmitted, thereby compensating an RF field based on the recognized body shape of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Myung Sung SONG, Man Woo LEE, Sang-Cheon CHOI
  • Patent number: 9244143
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a magnetic resonance (MR) image includes: a radio frequency (RF) transmitter which transmits an RF pulse sequence including a spiral pulse sequence having at least one spiral trajectory and a first blade having at least one parallel trajectory and intersecting the at least one spiral trajectory on a center of k-space; and a data processor which obtains the MR signal in response to the transmitted RF pulse sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Praveen Gulaka, Sang-cheon Choi
  • Publication number: 20160011289
    Abstract: An MRI apparatus includes a data acquirer configured to under-sample MR signals, respectively received from channel coils included in a radio frequency (RF) multi-coil, at non-uniform intervals to acquire pieces of data set; and an image processor configured to restore pieces of K-space data respectively corresponding to the channel coils by using a positional relationship based on a spatial distance between a reference data set among the acquired pieces of data set and at least two of data set among the acquired pieces of data set, in a K-space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-cheon CHOI
  • Patent number: 9170315
    Abstract: Disclosed are a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and method. The MRI apparatus includes a data acquirer, which performs under-sampling of MR signals, respectively received from a plurality of channel coils included in a radio frequency (RF) multi-coil, at non-uniform intervals to acquire a plurality of pieces of line data, and an image processor that restores a plurality of pieces of K-space data respectively corresponding to the plurality of channel coils by using a relationship between the acquired plurality of pieces of line data, thereby restoring an MR image with reduced aliasing artifacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-cheon Choi
  • Publication number: 20150168522
    Abstract: An MRI apparatus includes a data processor for obtaining first k space data including a first unacquired line by undersampling an MR signal based on a first value of an MR parameter, and for obtaining second k space data including a second unacquired line by undersampling an MR signal based on a second value of the MR parameter; and an image processor for interpolating a portion of first unacquired line data in the first k space data based on the second k space data, and a portion of second unacquired line data in the second k space data based on the first k space data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Praveen GULAKA, Sang-cheon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150160319
    Abstract: An MRI apparatus includes: a receive coil assembly including channels, and configured to receive an MR signal from an object; a data generator configured to generate undersampled image data on a k-space based on the MR signal; and a reconstructed image generator configured to generate a first reconstructed image from the undersampled image data using a parallel imaging method, and a second reconstructed image from the undersampled image data using compressed sensing. According to the MRI apparatus, since image reconstruction is performed using random undersampled image data, a parallel imaging method, and compressed sensing, it is possible to increase a speed of image acquisition and, at the same time, to improve the quality of images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Cheon CHOI, Joon Soo KIM, Yeol Min SEONG, Yang Lim CHOI, Praveen GULAKA
  • Publication number: 20150108979
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and method are provided. The MRI apparatus includes a first interpolator configured to generate a plurality of first interpolation data by performing calibration on a plurality of undersampled K-space data obtained from a plurality of channel coils in a radio frequency (RF) multi-coil, respectively, and a second interpolator configured to generate a plurality of second interpolation data by performing calibration on a plurality of filtered data obtained by filtering the first interpolation data using a plurality of high-pass filters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicants: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su-hyung PARK, Yeol-min SEONG, Sang-cheon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150108985
    Abstract: Disclosed are a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and method. The MRI apparatus includes a data acquirer, which performs under-sampling of MR signals, respectively received from a plurality of channel coils included in a radio frequency (RF) multi-coil, at non-uniform intervals to acquire a plurality of pieces of line data, and an image processor that restores a plurality of pieces of K-space data respectively corresponding to the plurality of channel coils by using a relationship between the acquired plurality of pieces of line data, thereby restoring an MR image with reduced aliasing artifacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Sang-cheon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150108977
    Abstract: The MRI apparatus includes a data processor, which time-serially performs undersampling on MR signals respectively received by coil channels included in a radio frequency (RF) multi-coil to acquire undersampled K-t space data, and an image processor that acquires a time-space correlation coefficient, based on noise information of the coil channels, and restores pieces of unacquired line data from the undersampled K-t space data by using the time-space correlation coefficient to acquire restored K-t space data, thereby increasing an accuracy of the time-space correlation coefficient to improve a quality of an image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Su-gil KIM, Yeol-min SEONG, Sang-cheon CHOI
  • Publication number: 20150054507
    Abstract: An apparatus for capturing a magnetic resonance (MR) image includes: a radio frequency (RF) transmitter which transmits an RF pulse sequence including a spiral pulse sequence having at least one spiral trajectory and a first blade having at least one parallel trajectory and intersecting the at least one spiral trajectory on a center of k-space; and a data processor which obtains the MR signal in response to the transmitted RF pulse sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Praveen GULAKA, Sang-cheon CHOI
  • Patent number: 8878535
    Abstract: When an RF pulse sequence is applied to obtain an MR signal, a pulse sequence and a blade pulse sequence that pass a center of a k-space are applied, and thus an over-sampling at the center of a k-space in a short scanning time may be enabled. Therefore, a method for capturing an MR image that is robust against a motion artifact includes applying a radio frequency (RF) pulse sequence; obtaining an MR signal in response to the applied RF pulse sequence; and generating an MR image from the obtained MR signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Praveen Gulaka, Sang-cheon Choi
  • Publication number: 20140145718
    Abstract: When an RF pulse sequence is applied to obtain an MR signal, a pulse sequence and a blade pulse sequence that pass a center of a k-space are applied, and thus an over-sampling at the center of a k-space in a short scanning time may be enabled. Therefore, a method for capturing an MR image that is robust against a motion artifact includes applying a radio frequency (RF) pulse sequence; obtaining an MR signal in response to the applied RF pulse sequence; and generating an MR image from the obtained MR signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Praveen GULAKA, Sang-cheon CHOI