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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2018
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Mark A. Griswold, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Yun Jiang, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF). The method including steps comprising acquiring a plurality of MRF signals from a plurality of excitation volumes within a subject, wherein at least two of the plurality of excitation volumes differ in location within the subject, and wherein each of the excitation volumes partially overlap to form an overlap volume. The method also includes comparing the plurality of MRF signals acquired from the overlap volume with a dictionary of signal evolutions, determining one or more physical parameters of the overlap volume within the subject, and generating a report at least indicating the one or more physical parameters of the overlap volume within the subject.