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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. 01, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 ;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus particularly suitable for nuclear magnetic imaging has a transmitter coil generating a plurality a first rf pulse and a second rf pulse having a repetition time therebetween. A first gradient coil is used to generate a first gradient waveform substantially centered within the repetition time. A second gradient is used to generate a second gradient waveform substantially centered within the repetition time. A receiver coil receives a resonance signal substantially centered within the repetition time. A controller is coupled to the receiver coil and forms an image in response to said resonance signal.