Patents by Inventor Jinhua Sheng

Jinhua Sheng 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for joint image reconstruction and coil sensitivity estimation in parallel MRI
    Patent number: 7777487
    Abstract: A method of parallel magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) comprising acquiring pMRI signals simultaneously through a plurality of receiving coils, wherein each coil has a localized sensitivity with respect to an imaged volume; jointly estimating values for the imaged volume and for a sensitivity function for at least one of the plurality of receiving coils; and transmitting the reconstructed image to a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: UWM Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lei Ying, Jinhua Sheng
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR JOINT IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND COIL SENSITIVITY ESTIMATION IN PARALLEL MRI
    Publication number: 20080197844
    Abstract: A method of parallel magnetic resonance imaging (pMRI) comprising acquiring pMRI signals simultaneously through a plurality of receiving coils, wherein each coil has a localized sensitivity with respect to an imaged volume; jointly estimating values for the imaged volume and for a sensitivity function for at least one of the plurality of receiving coils; and transmitting the reconstructed image to a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Lei Ying, Jinhua Sheng