Patents by Inventor Kazuhiro Soma

Kazuhiro Soma 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).

  • Parallel MR imaging with use of multi-coil made of plural element coils
    Patent number: 7176689
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging system includes an MR signal reception apparatus comprising a receiving multi-coil and a switchover member. The receiving multi-coil receives MR signals and is composed of a plurality of element coils. The switchover member is configured to switch reception states of the MR signals received by the plurality of element coils in response to imaging conditions. The switchover member connects output paths of the MR signals from the plurality of element coils to a receiver, to reception channels in the receiver in response to the imaging conditions. The reception channels is less in number than the element coils. The imaging conditions are for example directed to parallel MR imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshio Machida, Yoshinori Hamamura, Yoshimori Kassai, Kazuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Soma
  • Parallel MR imaging with use of multi-coil made of plural element coils
    Publication number: 20060087320
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging system includes an MR signal reception apparatus comprising a receiving multi-coil and a switchover member. The receiving multi-coil receives MR signals and is composed of a plurality of element coils. The switchover member is configured to switch reception states of the MR signals received by the plurality of element coils in response to imaging conditions. The switchover member connects output paths of the MR signals from the plurality of element coils to a receiver, to reception channels in the receiver in response to the imaging conditions. The reception channels is less in number than the element coils. The imaging conditions are for example directed to parallel MR imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshio Machida, Yoshinori Hamamura, Yoshimori Kassai, Kazuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Soma
  • Parallel MR imaging with use of multi-coil made of plural element coils
    Patent number: 7026818
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging system includes an MR signal reception apparatus comprising a receiving multi-coil and a switchover member. The receiving multi-coil receives MR signals and is composed of a plurality of element coils. The switchover member is configured to switch reception states of the MR signals received by the plurality of element coils in response to imaging conditions. The switchover member connects output paths of the MR signals from the plurality of element coils to a receiver, to reception channels in the receiver in response to the imaging conditions. The reception channels is less in number than the element coils. The imaging conditions are for example directed to parallel MR imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshio Machida, Yoshinori Hamamura, Yoshimori Kassai, Kazuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Soma
  • Parallel MR imaging with use of multi-coil made of plural element coils
    Publication number: 20030132750
    Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging system includes an MR signal reception apparatus comprising a receiving multi-coil and a switchover member. The receiving multi-coil receives MR signals and is composed of a plurality of element coils. The switchover member is configured to switch reception states of the MR signals received by the plurality of element coils in response to imaging conditions. The switchover member connects output paths of the MR signals from the plurality of element coils to a receiver, to reception channels in the receiver in response to the imaging conditions. The reception channels is less in number than the element coils. The imaging conditions are for example directed to parallel MR imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Yoshio Machida, Yoshinori Hamamura, Yoshimori Kassai, Kazuya Okamoto, Kazuhiro Soma