Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Brosnan

Thomas J. Brosnan 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).

  • Phase-contrast MRI using phased-array multicoil
    Patent number: 5399970
    Abstract: MRI signals detected by a phased array of multicoils are combined to provide phase contrast image signals with improved signal-to-noise ratio. Detected complex image signals are obtained for different magnetic gradients and are combined to obtain phase, magnitude, and magnitude weighted image signals for imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 21, 1995
    Assignee: Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Norbert J. Pelc, Thomas J. Brosnan