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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Liewei Sha, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sanjay G. Mathias, Waukesha, WI (US);
Louis M. Frigo, Brookfield, WI (US);
Liewei Sha, Waukesha, WI (US);
Sanjay G. Mathias, Waukesha, WI (US);
Louis M. Frigo, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for MR imaging is disclosed that includes an MRI system having a plurality of gradient coils positioned about a bore of a magnet to impress a polarizing magnetic field and an RF transceiver system and an RF switch controlled by a pulse module to transmit RF signals to an RF coil assembly to acquire MR images. A computer is included that is programed to generate a motion waveform from a physiological signal acquired from a subject to be imaged and compare a shape of the motion waveform to a shape of a reference motion waveform to identify points in the motion waveform corresponding to a periodic complex. The computer is also programed to trigger MR data acquisition from the subject upon identification of the periodic complex.