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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Hannes Dahnke, Hamburg, DE;
Tobias Schaeffter, Blackheath, GB;
Inventors:
Hannes Dahnke, Hamburg, DE;
Tobias Schaeffter, Blackheath, GB;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
MRI based molecular imaging is strongly supported by the accurate quantification of contrast agents. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, contrast agent is applied on the basis of a multiple injection application scheme, during which changes in relaxation rate are determined. This may provide for an accurate determination of tumor vascularity via MRI relaxometry.