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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., Boston, MA (US);
Mehmet Akcakaya, Boston, MA (US);
Tamer Basha, Revere, MA (US);
Warren J. Manning, Natick, MA (US);
Reza Nezafat, Waban, MA (US);
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER, INC., Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An MRI apparatus includes: a data processor configured to acquire a first set of T-weighted imaging data and a second set of T-weighted imaging data; a pulse sequence controller configured to generate a pulse sequence and apply the generated pulse sequence to a gradient coil assembly and RF coil assembly, the generated pulse sequence including: T-preparation modules and associated imaging modules to acquire the first set of T-weighted imaging data, and a saturation pulse sequence and an associated saturation imaging module to acquire the second set of T-weighted imaging data; a curve fitter configured to apply the first and second sets of T-weighted imaging data to a three-parameter model for Tdecay, to determine a Tvalue at a plurality of locations; and an image processor configured to generate a Tmap of the object based on the Tvalue determined at the plurality of locations.