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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2021
Applicants:
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
King's College London, London, GB;
Inventors:
Giulio Ferrazzi, London, GB;
Amedeo Chiribiri, London, GB;
Karl-Philipp Kunze, Camberley, GB;
Sarah McElroy, London, GB;
Radhouene Neji, Camberley, GB;
Sebastien Roujol, London, GB;
Assignees:
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
King's College London, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2021.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/026 (2006.01); A61B 5/0275 (2006.01); G01R 33/567 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0044 (2013.01); A61B 5/0263 (2013.01); A61B 5/0275 (2013.01); G01R 33/567 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present techniques relate to a techniques for performing cardiac perfusion imaging in order to detect perfusion defects in the myocardium. The present techniques relate to methods for performing cardiac perfusion imaging by performing at least two image acquisitions using different, customizable saturation delay times, which improves the ability to detect defects.