Patents by Inventor Stefania Innocenti

Stefania Innocenti 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 of generating 2D or 3D maps of MRI Tand T2relaxation times
    Patent number: 9052372
    Abstract: A method of generating 2D or 3D maps of MRI T1 and T2 relaxation times by acquiring 2D or 3D MRI gradient-echo images and extracting the T1 and T2 values from the images, wherein MRI images are acquired using a combination of gradient-echo sequences, including a first MRI image acquired using a SSFP-FID (Steady State Free Precession-Free Induction Decay) acquisition sequence; two further images acquired using a Dual-Echo SSFP acquisition sequence; and the T1 and T2 values are extracted for each image pixel or voxel from the corresponding MRI signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: ESAOTE S.P.A., CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE
    Inventors: Guiseppe Palma, Danilo Greco, Stefania Innocenti, Bruno Alfano
  • Method of generating 2D or 3D maps of MRI T1 and T2 relaxation times
    Publication number: 20120223710
    Abstract: A method of generating 2D or 3D maps of MRI T1 and T2 relaxation times by acquiring 2D or 3D MRI gradient-echo images and extracting the T1 and T2 values from the images, wherein MRI images are acquired using a combination of gradient-echo sequences, including a first MRI image acquired using a SSFP-FID (Steady State Free Precession-Free Induction Decay) acquisition sequence; two further images acquired using a Dual-Echo SSFP acquisition sequence; and the T1 and T2 values are extracted for each image pixel or voxel from the corresponding MRI signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicants: CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE, ESAOTE S.P.A.
    Inventors: Giuseppe Palma, Danilo Greco, Stefania Innocenti, Bruno Alfano