Patents by Inventor Philip Martyn Robson

Philip Martyn Robson 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).

  • Simultaneous high spatial low temporal resolution magnetic resonance (MR) sequence for dynamic contrast enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
    Patent number: 9251584
    Abstract: A dual magnetic resonance imaging method simultaneously acquires a first and a second time series of MR images wherein the temporal resolution of the first time series of images is larger than that of the second time series while the spatial resolution of the first time series of images is smaller than that of the second time series. Accordingly, in the context of DCE-MRI, the first time series can be used to determine the arterial input function (AIF) while the second time series can be used to determine the concentration time course in the tissue of interest, e.g. in a vessel wall. Therefore, both the AIF and the tissue time course can be acquired with their optimal dynamic signal range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventors: Claudia Calcagno-Mani, Stefan E. Fischer, Melanie Suzanne Kotys, Venkatesh Mani, Philip Martyn Robson, Sarayu Ramachandran, Zahi Adel Fayad
  • SIMULTANEOUS HIGH SPATIAL LOW TEMPORAL RESOLUTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) SEQUENCE FOR DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCED (DCE) MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI)
    Publication number: 20150049931
    Abstract: The invention discloses a dual magnetic resonance imaging method for simultaneously acquiring a first and a second time series of MR images wherein the temporal resolution of the first time series of images is larger than that of the second time series while the spatial resolution of the first time series of images is smaller than that of the second time series. Accordingly, in the context of DCE-MRI, the first time series can be used to determine the arterial input function (AIF) while the second time series can be used to determine the concentration time course in the tissue of interest, e.g. in a vessel wall. Therefore, both the AIF and the tissue time course can be acquired with their optimal dynamic signal range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Claudia Calcagno-Mani, Stefan E. Fischer, Melanie Suzanne Kotys, Venkatesh Mani, Philip Martyn Robson, Sarayu Ramachandran, Zahi Adel Fayad