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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2008
Lawrence Dougherty, Wenonah, NJ (US);
Hee Kwon Song, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Raymond Charles Boston, West Chester, PA (US);
Mitchell Schnall, Wayne, PA (US);
Lawrence Dougherty, Wenonah, NJ (US);
Hee Kwon Song, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Raymond Charles Boston, West Chester, PA (US);
Mitchell Schnall, Wayne, PA (US);
The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method for rapid, 3D, dynamic, projection reconstruction bilateral breast imaging using simultaneous multi-slab volume excitation and radial acquisition of a contrast enhanced bilateral image, in conjunction with SENSE processing, using k-Space Weighted Image Contrast ('KWIC') filtering and multi-coil arrays for signal separation in an interleaved bilateral MR bilateral breast scan that uses conventional Cartesian sampling without parallel imaging. Software was developed for the reconstruction, modeling contrast kinetics using a heuristic model, display by parametric mapping and viewer/analysis of the multidimensional, high frame-rate bilateral breast images.