Patents by Inventor J. Paul Finn

J. Paul Finn 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).

  • Cardiac phase-resolved non-breath-hold 3-dimensional magnetic resonance angiography
    Patent number: 10517491
    Abstract: 3D cine MR angiography systems and methods are disclosed for use during the steady state intravascular distribution phase of ferumoxytol. The 3D cine MRA technique enables improved delineation of cardiac anatomy in pediatric patients undergoing cardiovascular MRI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: J. Paul Finn, Peng Hu, Fei Han
  • CARDIAC PHASE-RESOLVED NON-BREATH-HOLD 3-DIMENSIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20170273578
    Abstract: 3D cine MR angiography systems and methods are disclosed for use during the steady state intravascular distribution phase of ferumoxytol. The 3D cine MRA technique enables improved delineation of cardiac anatomy in pediatric patients undergoing cardiovascular MRI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: J. Paul Finn, Peng Hu, Fei Han
  • Cardiac cine imaging with a short repetition time and high contrast between the blood and the myocardium
    Patent number: 6434412
    Abstract: A segmented cine MR pulse sequence of the “TrueFISP”-type having a short repetition time TR is used to acquire MR data during a single breath hold. In the resulting cine images, the blood and the myocardium have distinctly different image contrasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Orlando P. Simonetti, Jeffrey M. Bundy, J. Paul Finn, Randall Kroeker
  • Cardiac-gated 3-dimensional MR angiography
    Patent number: 5692508
    Abstract: A three-dimensional gadolinium-enhanced MR study of e.g. the patient's thoracic vasculature is carried out while the patient holds his or her breath. Acquisition of all data in each three-dimensional partition takes place during one and only one heartbeat. By synchronizing the MR pulse sequence to the patient's cardiac cycle, and advantageously by acquiring the MR data during the diastolic phase of the cardiac cycle, image artifacts caused by cardiac motion and pulsatile flow are eliminated or minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Orlando P. Simonetti, J. Paul Finn
  • Rapid fat- or water-suppressed multislice MR pulse sequence including initial prepulse
    Patent number: 5633586
    Abstract: An MR pulse sequence for conducting fat- or water-suppressed multislice MR studies. Saturation prepulses are used less frequently than is conventional practice. Each time at least one saturation prepulse is used to saturate all slices in a group of slices, one line of MR data is acquired from each slice in the group without using any other saturation prepulse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: J. Paul Finn