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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Oliver Bieri, Liestal, CH;
Klaus Scheffler, Basel, CH;
Oliver Bieri, Liestal, CH;
Klaus Scheffler, Basel, CH;
University Hospital of Basel, Basel, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed is a magnetic resonance method for the quantification of molecular diffusion. The method uses a diffusion-weighted (dw) double echo steady state sequence (DESS). In particular, the method allows direct quantification of molecular diffusion from two steady state scans with differing diffusion weighting such as one with diffusion-weighting and preferably one without diffusion weighting. Such a quantification of molecular diffusion allows for rapid and/or quantitative measurements of physiological and/or functional parameters of living tissue. Quantitative measurements are often a prerequisite for pre-clinical and clinical research as well as for clinical trials in drug research performed at different sites. Especially for the early diagnosis of subtle or diffuse pathological changes, quantitative MR promises to have a very significant impact.