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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd., Rehovot, IL;
Inventors:
Michal Neeman, Mazkeret Batya, IL;
Moriel Vandsburger, Rehovot, IL;
Assignee:
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD., Rehovot, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/0044 (2013.01); G01R 33/5605 (2013.01); A61B 2576/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides magnetic resonance imaging methods for detecting cardiac diseases including myocardial fibrosis. Specifically, the invention provides a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pulse sequence that could be used to perform magnetization transfer (MT) or chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) in the heart.