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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Agus Priatna, Waukesha, WI (US);
Anthony T. VU, Waukesha, WI (US);
Xiaoli Zhao, New Berlin, WI (US);
Inventors:
Agus Priatna, Waukesha, WI (US);
Anthony T. Vu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Xiaoli Zhao, New Berlin, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of MR imaging is disclosed that includes reconstruction of MR images with uniform or homogeneous fat suppression. An imaging process is performed using partial asymmetric acquisitions in conjunction with zero-filling of k-space for dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging. Data acquisition is carried out in a relatively short period of time which reduces scan time, reduces the likelihood of subject discomfort and motion-induced artifacts, and increases patient throughput.