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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Arunark Kolipaka, Rochester, MN (US);
Armando Manduca, Rochester, MN (US);
Kiaran P. Mcgee, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard L. Ehman, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin J. Glaser, Rochester, MN (US);
Arunark Kolipaka, Rochester, MN (US);
Armando Manduca, Rochester, MN (US);
Kiaran P. Mcgee, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard L. Ehman, Rochester, MN (US);
Kevin J. Glaser, Rochester, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
A method for magnetic resonance elastography ('MRE') is described, in which an MRE inversion that accounts for waves propagating in a finite, bounded media is employed. A vibratory motion is induced in a subject and MRE is performed to measure one or more components of the resulting displacement produced in the subject. This displacement data is subsequently filtered to provide a more accurate and computationally efficient method of inversion. Wave equations based on the geometry of the bounded media are then utilized to calculate the material properties of the subject. Such a method allows for the performance of MRE on tissues such as the heart, eye, bladder, and prostate with more accurate results.