Patents by Inventor Thomas Leonard Chenevert

Thomas Leonard Chenevert 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 for performing magnetic resonance angiography using a contrast agent
    Patent number: 6167293
    Abstract: A 3DFT MRA dynamic study is performed using a contrast agent to enhance image contrast. A monitor pulse sequence is performed at a high temporal rate to monitor the magnitude of the NMR signal produced in a monitor region after the contrast agent is injected into the patient. When the monitor signal reaches a threshold value, the patient is signaled and the 3DFT image data set is acquired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignees: General Electric Company, The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Thomas Leonard Chenevert, Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo, Martin R. Prince