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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Josef P. Debbins, Waukesha, WI (US);
Roshy J. Francis, Waukesha, WI (US);
Richard J. Prorok, San Ramon, CA (US);
Lawrence E. Ploetz, Brookfield, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system equipped with real-time imaging capability and method of interactively prescribing image contrast are disclosed herein. The MR imaging system includes a sequence controller for constructing MR imaging pulse sequences and a waveform memory for storing waveform segments. The MR imaging system allows an operator to interactively prescribe image contrast mechanism prior to and/or during real-time imaging. The use of image contrast waveform segments, only as needed, minimizes unnecessary MR scan time.