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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Jingfei MA, Houston, TX (US);
Haesun Choi, Houston, TX (US);
R. Jason Stafford, Houston, TX (US);
James A. Bankson, Houston, TX (US);
Jingfei Ma, Houston, TX (US);
Haesun Choi, Houston, TX (US);
R. Jason Stafford, Houston, TX (US);
James A. Bankson, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for chemical shift magnetic resonance imaging in the presence of multiple chemical species. A method includes obtaining a plurality of MRI data signals using a Dixon technique in combination with partially parallel imaging techniques and/or inversion recovery techniques, and processing the plurality of MRI data signals using a Dixon reconstruction technique to create a chemical specific shift image. An apparatus includes a MRI scanner for obtaining images, a controller configured to provide input to the scanner to acquire images using a Dixon technique in combination with partially parallel imaging techniques and/or inversion recovery techniques to produce a plurality of MRI data signals, and processing the plurality of MRI data signals using a Dixon reconstruction technique to create a chemical specific shift image, and an output device to display the resulting image.