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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
Applicant:
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Ke Li, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Gaohong Wu, New Berlin, WI (US);
Eric Printz, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Kenichi Kanda, Brookfield, WI (US);
Margaret Ann Wiza, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01); G01R 33/483 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/56341 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/543 (2013.01); G01R 33/4835 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for performing magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging of an object is provided. The method includes applying a plurality of diffusion gradients to a plurality of image slices of the object during a plurality of repetition times via an MRI system. A different diffusion gradient of the plurality is applied to each image slice during the same repetition time.