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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Robert R Edelman, Highland Park, IL (US);
Christopher Glielmi, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Ioannis Koktzoglou, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Erik J Offerman, Chicago, IL (US);
Robert R Edelman, Highland Park, IL (US);
Christopher Glielmi, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Ioannis Koktzoglou, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Erik J Offerman, Chicago, IL (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, DC (US);
U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A system and method is provided for magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) that includes performing a pulse sequence using the MRI system, the pulse sequence including a phase-based flow encoding to collect a time-series of image data from the portion of the vasculature of the subject and identifying at least a portion of the time series of image data corresponding to a period of reduced flow through the portion of the vasculature. The portion of the time series of image data is subtracted from the time series of image data to create a time series of images of the portion of the vasculature having background tissue surrounding the portion of the vasculature substantially suppressed.