The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
May. 12, 2016
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Yutaka Natsuaki, Riverside, CA (US);
Xiaoming Bi, Oak Park, CA (US);
Gerhard Laub, San Mateo, CA (US);
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
A method for acquiring an image volume using a magnetic resonance imaging device includes performing an acquisition process to acquire a first dataset corresponding to a first portion of an anatomical region of interest at a first slice resolution, wherein the first dataset comprises a first plurality of three-dimensional slabs or a first plurality of two-dimensional slice regions. Additionally, one or more additional acquisition processes is performed to acquire a second dataset corresponding to a second portion of the anatomical region of interest at a second slice resolution that is lower or higher than the first slice resolution, wherein the second dataset comprises a second plurality of three-dimensional slabs or a second plurality of two-dimensional slice regions. Once the datasets are acquired, a reconstruction process is applied to jointly reconstruct the first dataset and the second dataset as a single consistent volume.