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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2020
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventor:
Peng Hu, Beverly Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/56 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61K 49/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/339 (2021.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/5602 (2013.01); A61B 5/02028 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/339 (2021.01); A61K 49/103 (2013.01); A61K 49/105 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); G01R 33/5601 (2013.01); G01R 33/5635 (2013.01); G01R 33/56325 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for clinical practice of medical imaging on patients with metal-containing devices, such as implanted cardiac devices. In particular, Disclosed herein are methods and systems for improved late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) MRI for assessing myocardial viability for patients with implanted cardiac devices, i.e., cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardiac defibrillators.