General Electric Company

General Electric Company Medical Systems

Michael R Figueira

Stephen G Hushek

Elizabeth A Kuhn

David B Ferguson

Donna M Callan

Carl S Winalski

Robert G Keen

Sheila S Washburn

Thisath C Kularatna

Erik Penner

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes an imaging assembly located in a scan room and a controller coupled to the imaging assembly and located in a separate control room. A display is coupled to the controller and located in the scan room. The display is configured to display at least one graphical user interface relating to the set up of a patient and a scan for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam. An input device is also located in the scan room and is coupled to the display and the controller. The input device is configured to receive data regarding the set up of a patient and a scan for the MRI exam.

System and method for performing magnetic resonance imaging scan operations from within a scan room

An MRI system operates in a realtime mode to produce images rapidly for a physician performing a medical procedure. The location of the medical instrument used in the procedure is monitored by a locator system which produces an icon on the images to show where the instrument is positioned. Reference phantoms are used by the physician to confirm that the system is properly calibrated to accurately display the instrument location.

Method for verifying accuracy during intra-operative MR imaging

MRI images are acquired as the patient moves a joint through a range of motion. The angle of joined limbs is measured during the scan, and the measured angles are attached to corresponding images for display therewith. In one embodiment the angles are measured using interleaved navigator acquisitions from which limb orientation can be determined.

Method for measuring and adding limb angle indicia to MR images

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Michael R Figueira