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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Codi Gharagouzloo, Medford, MA (US);
Srinivas Sridhar, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G01R 33/563 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/4064 (2013.01); G01R 33/4816 (2013.01); G01R 33/5601 (2013.01); G01R 33/5635 (2013.01); G01R 33/56366 (2013.01); A61B 5/4088 (2013.01); A61B 5/4244 (2013.01); A61B 5/425 (2013.01); A61B 5/4866 (2013.01); A61B 2576/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A quantitative, ultrashort time to echo, contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging technique is provided. The technique can be used to accurately measure contrast agent concentration in the blood, to provide clear, high-definition angiograms, and to measure absolute quantities of cerebral blood volume on a voxel-by-voxel basis.