Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for producing a weighted magnetic resonance image
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Application No.: US16092431Application Date: 2017-03-28
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Publication No.: US10885679B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Matthew Blackledge , David Collins , Martin Leach
- Applicant: The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital , Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Applicant Address: GB London; GB Sutton
- Assignee: The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital,Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Current Assignee: The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital,Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
- Current Assignee Address: GB London; GB Sutton
- Agency: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP
- Agent Rudy J. Ng
- Priority: GB1606108.7 20160411
- International Application: PCT/EP2017/057305 WO 20170328
- International Announcement: WO2017/178227 WO 20171019
- Main IPC: G06K9/00
- IPC: G06K9/00 ; G06T11/00 ; G01R33/483 ; G01R33/56 ; G01R33/563 ; G06T7/00

Abstract:
A method of producing a magnetic resonance (MR) image of a region of interest is provided. The method includes the steps of: acquiring an initial MR image of the region of interest, the initial MR image mapping values of an MR-sensitive, physical property at positions over the region; determining a corresponding map of the estimated uncertainties in the values of the MR-sensitive, physical property over the region; and calculating a weighted MR image of the region, the weighted MR image mapping values of a function which combines, at each position of the initial image, the respective value of the MR-sensitive, physical property and the respective estimated uncertainty, the function applying a higher weighting to positions with relatively low estimated uncertainties than to positions with relatively high estimated uncertainties.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200234472A1 Method For Producing A Weighted Magnetic Resonance Image Public/Granted day:2020-07-23
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