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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Norbert G. Campeau, Rochester, MN (US);
Matthew A. Bernstein, Rochester, MN (US);
Clifton R. Haider, Rochester, MN (US);
John Huston, III, Rochester, MN (US);
Nolan K. Meyer, Rochester, MN (US);
Joshua D. Trzasko, Rochester, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
Functional magnetic resonance imaging ('fMRI') processing that makes use of both the magnitude and phase information contained in magnetic resonance signals is implemented to enhance the visualization of blood-oxygenation-level-dependent (“BOLD”) fMRI activation. As a result, the functional activation maps generated with these techniques are more sensitive to subtle neuronal activity than maps generated with conventional fMRI techniques, which utilize only magnitude information.