Patents by Inventor Charles Robert Michelich

Charles Robert Michelich 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).

  • Patent number: 8022700
    Abstract: A method for acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data for a three-dimensional (3D) dynamic study includes partitioning a ky-kz plane with a plurality of views into an inner region and a plurality of outer regions. The inner region includes a set of views in a central region of the ky-kz plane and each outer region includes a plurality of views outside of the central region of the ky-kz plane. The method also includes partitioning each outer region into a plurality of radial fan beam segments, defining a first view ordering for the inner region and defining a second view ordering for each outer region. Once the ky-kz plane is partitioned and the view orderings are defined, MR data is acquired for the set of views in the inner region and for all of the views in each of the outer regions in an alternating acquisition order where the set of views in the inner region are acquired more frequently than the views in each of the outer regions. At least one MR image is generated based on the acquired MR data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Vijay Shivalingappa Nimbargi, Ramesh Venkatesan, Ersin Bayram, Anthony Tienhuan Vu, Charles Robert Michelich
  • Publication number: 20100117644
    Abstract: A method for acquiring magnetic resonance (MR) data for a three-dimensional (3D) dynamic study includes partitioning a ky-kz plane with a plurality of views into an inner region and a plurality of outer regions. The inner region includes a set of views in a central region of the ky-kz plane and each outer region includes a plurality of views outside of the central region of the ky-kz plane. The method also includes partitioning each outer region into a plurality of radial fan beam segments, defining a first view ordering for the inner region and defining a second view ordering for each outer region. Once the ky-kz plane is partitioned and the view orderings are defined, MR data is acquired for the set of views in the inner region and for all of the views in each of the outer regions in an alternating acquisition order where the set of views in the inner region are acquired more frequently than the views in each of the outer regions. At least one MR image is generated based on the acquired MR data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Vijay Shivalingappa Nimbargi, Ramesh Venkatesan, Ersin Bayram, Anthony Tienhuan Vu, Charles Robert Michelich