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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 1987
Filed:
May. 07, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
E Mark Haacke, University Heights, OH (US);
Francis H Bearden, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
Picker International, Inc., Highland Hts., OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324309 ; 324312 ;
Abstract
Hybrid fast scan magnetic resonance imaging is performed by using, for example, both a two dimensional Fourier transform (2DFT) method using phase encoding prior to data collection and an echo planar technique which phase encodes by using an oscillating gradient during data collection. In this hybrid imaging, the amplitude of the oscillating gradient determines the time savings achieved in imaging. The hybrid scan has particular application for medical diagnostic imaging since it is advantageous that such imaging be conducted as rapidly as possible.