Patents Examined by Runa Shah Qaderi
  • Method for optimizing fat suppression using the chemical shift selective MR imaging technique
    Patent number: 6272369
    Abstract: The signal from fat is suppressed by a CHESS pulse sequence that precedes each imaging pulse sequence in an MRI scan. The effectiveness of the suppression is optimized by calculating a flip angle for the ChemSat RF saturation pulse in the CHESS pulse sequence based in part on prescribed scan parameters, such as the number of interleaved slices to be acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company LLC
    Inventor: Guosheng Tan