Patents by Inventor R. Scott Hinks

R. Scott Hinks 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).

  • Method and apparatus of echo planar imaging with real-time determination of phase correction coefficients
    Patent number: 7259557
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method of phase correction whereby changes in phase characteristics are measured during data acquisition and, accordingly, phase correction parameters that are applied during image reconstruction are updated in real-time. This adaptive and dynamic phase correction reduces variability in image fidelity during the course of long MR scans, such as EPI scans, and provides consistent artifact reduction during the course of an MR scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: R. Scott Hinks, Bryan J. Mock, Frederick J. Frigo, Xiaoli Zhao
  • Method and system for retrospective phase correction for fast spin echo magnetic resonance imaging
    Patent number: 6803763
    Abstract: A phase correction method for MR devices includes collecting non-phase encoded reference data, calculating phase coefficients, and then phase correcting the regular phase-encoded image dataset based on these coefficients. The phase correction method can be used for two dimensional or three dimensional FSE imaging and variants thereof. As the method is conducted after signal acquisition, it is considered a retrospective phase correction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: GE Medicalsystems Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Peters, R. Scott Hinks
  • Dynamic scan plane tracking using MR position monitoring
    Patent number: 5947900
    Abstract: An MRI system measures the movements of a subject during the acquisition of a series of NMR images and automatically updates the scan parameters such that the image plane or volume tracks the movement of the anatomy of interest. An array of tracking coils fasten to the subject and an NMR measurement pulse sequence is interleaved with the image acquisitions to measure the location of the tracking cols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John A. Derbyshire, R. Scott Hinks, Graham A. Wright, Ross M. Henkelman