The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Dingxin Wang, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Vibhas Deshpande, Austin, TX (US);
Xiufeng Li, Shoreview, MN (US);
Kamil Ugurbil, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for performing multi-band slice accelerated imaging includes performing a low-resolution fast multi-dimensional reference scan to obtain a coil sensitivity map. A multiband imaging scan is performed to acquire a plurality of k-space lines representative of an anatomical area of interest. A multi-band signal corresponding to the plurality of k-space lines is separated into a plurality of image slices using a parallel imaging reconstruction technique and the coil sensitivity map.