Patents Assigned to Vanberbilt University
  • Magnetic particle imaging using an ultrasonic driving field
    Patent number: 11839458
    Abstract: A system and method of magnetic particle imaging (MPI) are disclosed. The system and method use ultrasound to drive magnetic particles (such as nanoparticles) through a magnetic field gradient to generate a signal and map the magnetic particles' distribution or concentration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Vanberbilt University
    Inventors: William A. Grissom, Charles F. Caskey