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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2003
Applicant:
Robert D. Peters, Sussex, WI (US);
Inventor:
Robert D. Peters, Sussex, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An imaging technique is disclosed for multi-echo, magnetic resonance imaging that addresses amplitude modulations, such as those caused by T2 decay and stimulated echo refocusing, in acquired MR data. Acquired MR data is corrected by non-phase encoded data such that amplitude modulations in the echo signal are addressed. Reducing the effects of amplitude modulations in the echo signal reduces ghosting and thereby improves image quality.