Patents Examined by Jonathan G Cwern
  • Patent number: 7403810
    Abstract: In a method and apparatus for contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) angiography of the right coronary artery of a patient, a bolus of MR contrast agent is selected to have a size that will cause the bolus, after injection into the patient, to wash out of right coronary chambers of the heart while still enhancing MR signals from the right coronary artery. The bolus of MR contrast agent is injected into the patient, and MR signals are generated in, and MR signals are obtained from, the patient in a time window after the bolus has washed out of the right coronary chambers and still enhances MR signals in the right coronary artery. An MR image of the right coronary artery is generated using only the MR signals obtained in the time window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Northwestern University
    Inventors: Debiao Li, Jordin D. Green
  • Patent number: 7310548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of perfusion imaging comprising: performing a first magnetic resonance data acquisition (A) at a first sensitivity (b) value, performing a set of at least six second magnetic resonance data acquisitions (B1, B2, . . . B6) with gradiant encodings in different directions at second sensitivity (b) values, determining a perfusion tensor based on the magnetic resonance data acquisitions, performing a perfusion tensor visualitation step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Johan Samuel Van Den Brink