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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Guiseppe Palma, Calimera, IT;
Danilo Greco, Genoa, IT;
Stefania Innocenti, Genoa, IT;
Bruno Alfano, Naples, IT;
Guiseppe Palma, Calimera, IT;
Danilo Greco, Genoa, IT;
Stefania Innocenti, Genoa, IT;
Bruno Alfano, Naples, IT;
ESAOTE S.P.A., Genoa, IT;
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE, Rome, IT;
Abstract
A method of generating 2D or 3D maps of MRI Tand Trelaxation times by acquiring 2D or 3D MRI gradient-echo images and extracting the Tand Tvalues from the images, wherein MRI images are acquired using a combination of gradient-echo sequences, including a first MRI image acquired using a SSFP-FID (Steady State Free Precession-Free Induction Decay) acquisition sequence; two further images acquired using a Dual-Echo SSFP acquisition sequence; and the Tand Tvalues are extracted for each image pixel or voxel from the corresponding MRI signals.