Mri display output reflecting contrast agent concentration as a function of time
AssigneeHologic, Inc.
InventorsJiachao Liang, Jimmy R. Roehrig
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Abstract
A magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) review workstation includes a control processor, and a display integrated or otherwise operatively coupled with the control processor, wherein the control processor is configured to receive and analyze magnetic resonant imaging information pertaining to an imaged volume of tissue, and to cause to be displayed on the display output information that reflects or is otherwise indicative of an absorption rate of a contrast agent in the volume of tissue.
Claims27
A magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) review workstation, comprising:
- a control processor;
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- a display integrated or otherwise operatively coupled with the control processor,
- wherein the control processor is configured to receive and analyze magnetic resonant imaging information pertaining to an imaged volume of tissue, and to cause to be displayed on the display output information that reflects or is otherwise indicative of an absorption rate of a contrast agent in the volume of tissue, wherein the displayed output information is derived from a signal enhancement ratio for the tissue volume that has been normalized to take into account an actual absorption rate of the contrast agent in the tissue volume.
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A system to facilitate a review and analysis of magnetic resonant imaging information, comprising:
- at least one machine, the at least one machine respectively including a processor communicatively coupled to a storage device storing computer-executable instructions, which instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate as:
- a record module configured to acquire magnetic resonant imaging information pertaining to a volume of tissue;
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- a processing module configured to analyze magnetic resonant imaging information pertaining to a volume of tissue received by the record module, and to cause to be displayed on a display that is integrated or otherwise operatively coupled with the control processor output information that reflects or is otherwise indicative of an absorption rate of a contrast agent in the volume of tissue, wherein the displayed output information is derived from a signal enhancement ratio for the tissue volume that has been normalized to take into account an actual absorption rate of the contrast agent in the tissue volume.
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A method for acquiring and evaluating magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) information, comprising:
- acquiring MRI information of a volume of tissue over a period of time;
- using a processor to analyze the acquired MRI information;
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- displaying, on a display integrated or otherwise operatively coupled with the processor, output information that reflects or is otherwise indicative of an absorption rate of a contrast agent in the volume of tissue during the period of time, wherein the displayed output information is derived from a signal enhancement ratio for the tissue volume that has been normalized to take into account an actual absorption rate of the contrast agent in the tissue volume.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.