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- Patent Title: Methods for determining contrast agent concentration using magnetic resonance imaging
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Application No.: US16606140Application Date: 2018-04-19
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Publication No.: US11406277B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Stephen J. Riederer , Eric G. Stinson
- Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Applicant Address: US MN Rochester
- Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Current Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Rochester
- Agency: Quarles & Brady LLP
- International Application: PCT/US2018/028319 WO 20180419
- International Announcement: WO2018/195287 WO 20181025
- Main IPC: A61B5/055
- IPC: A61B5/055 ; G01R33/48 ; G01R33/485 ; G01R33/56

Abstract:
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for measuring a concentration of a contrast agent using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method includes acquiring pre- and post-contrast data from a volume of a subject, where the pre-contrast data is acquired before a contrast agent is administered and the post-contrast data is acquired after the contrast agent is administered. Pre- and post-contrast resonance frequency maps are then computed, where the pre-contrast frequency map is based on one or more pre-contrast resonance frequency values, and the post-contrast resonance frequency map is based on one or more post-contrast resonance frequency values. The pre- and post-contrast frequency maps are then used to generate a resonance frequency change map that is subsequently used to generate a contrast agent concentration map that indicates a concentration of the contrast agent that was present at each voxel in the volume at the second time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200069216A1 Methods for Determining Contrast Agent Concentration Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging Public/Granted day:2020-03-05
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