MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS

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MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18405032 titled 'MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS

The sequence control circuitry in this patent application performs two types of data acquisition using different MRS pulse sequences.

The first data acquisition involves a first MRS pulse sequence with a first pattern that includes frequency selective pulses.
The second data acquisition involves a second MRS pulse sequence with a second pattern that differs from the first pattern and also includes frequency selective pulses.
The frequency selective pulses are optimized to make the selection frequencies before and after an excitation pulse differ, affecting the echo time.

Potential Applications: - Medical imaging - Research in biochemistry and neuroscience - Quality control in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Problems Solved: - Improved data acquisition in magnetic resonance spectroscopy - Enhanced signal processing and analysis - Increased accuracy in identifying molecular structures

Benefits: - Higher resolution imaging - Faster data acquisition - More precise analysis of chemical compounds

Commercial Applications: - Medical equipment manufacturing - Pharmaceutical research and development - Academic research institutions

Questions about the technology: 1. How does this innovation improve upon existing magnetic resonance spectroscopy techniques? 2. What are the potential limitations of using frequency selective pulses in data acquisition?

Frequently Updated Research: - Ongoing studies on optimizing echo time in MRS data acquisition - Research on the impact of different pulse sequences on signal quality and resolution.

Original Abstract Submitted

The sequence control circuitry repeatedly performs a first data acquisition for acquiring first data, using a first MRS pulse sequence including a first means based on a first pattern that includes frequency selective pulses, and a second data acquisition for acquiring second data, using a second MRS pulse sequence including a second means for selecting a second pattern that differs from the first pattern and includes frequency selective pulses. The frequency selective pulses make selection frequencies of frequency selective pulses before and after an excitation pulse differ and/or are optimized to make (t−t) differ from twherein tis a time between the frequency selective pulses and tis an echo time.