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US 2014/0180061 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatuses for Relating Multiple Magnetic Resonance Physical Parameters to Myelin Content in the Brain
AssigneeSyntheticMR AB
InventorMarcel Warntjes
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Abstract
A computerized method of generating a map of myelin tissue of a brain is described. In addition sub-maps of different myelin contents can be imaged. The method uses a simulation model comprising at least two interacting tissue compartments.
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A computerized method of generating a map of myelin tissue of a brain, comprising:
- generating maps of two or more physical properties of the brain;
- forming a simulation model comprising at least two interacting tissue compartments;
- generating physical properties using the simulation model as input;
- relating observed physical properties of the maps to physical properties generated using the simulation model;
- and
- generating a myelin fraction map of the brain based on related observed physical properties of the maps to physical properties generated using the simulation model.
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A computerized imaging system for generating a map of myelin tissue of a brain, comprising:
- a first imaging circuitry configured to generate maps of at least two physical properties of the brain;
- a simulation model, comprising at least two interacting tissue compartments;
- a first controller configured to generate physical properties using the simulation model as input;
- a second controller configured to relate observed physical properties of generated maps to physical properties generated using the simulation model;
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- a second imaging circuitry arranged to generate a myelin fraction map of the brain using related observed physical properties and physical properties generated using the simulation model.
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A non-transitory digital storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, the computer program instructions when executed by a computer causing the computer to perform:
- generating maps of at least two physical properties of a brain;
- forming a simulation model comprising at least two interacting tissue compartments;
- generating physical properties using the simulation model as input;
- relating observed physical properties of generated maps to physical properties generated using the simulation model;
- and
- generating a myelin fraction map of the brain based on related observed physical properties and physical properties generated using the simulation model.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.