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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Health Research, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);

Inventors:

Ismail Aldahlawi, Buffalo, NY (US);

Matthew Podgorsak, Williamsville, NY (US);

Dheerendra Prasad, East Amherst, NY (US);

Assignee:

Health Research, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2017.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); G06T 7/60 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0014 (2013.01); G06T 7/60 (2013.01); A61N 5/103 (2013.01); G06T 2200/04 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10088 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30016 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus for identifying and quantifying image distortions within a patient magnetic resonance image set comprises a structure of magnetic resonance compatible materials with a high level of rigidity, where the structure is configured to cover the whole image volume of the brain region of the patient and sized to fit within a brain magnetic resonance coil when worn by a patient. A plurality of magnetic resonance fiducial markers is placed on the structure, thereby permitting the measurement of three-dimensional distances between the markers when the patient undergoes a magnetic resonance imaging procedure. Also presented is a process for identifying and quantifying image distortions within a patient magnetic resonance image set using the apparatus where the geometrical distortion is quantified and compared with a set threshold or a standard image.


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