Inventor
FOO THOMAS K F
US43 patents
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GEN ELECTRIC
31 patentsUS6408201B1Jun 18, 2002
Method and apparatus for efficient stenosis identification in peripheral arterial vasculature using MR imaging
GEN ELECTRIC137 citations98
US6067465AMay 23, 2000
System and method for detecting and tracking reference position changes with linear phase shift in magnetic resonance imaging
GEN ELECTRIC132 citations98
US7209777B2Apr 24, 2007
Method and apparatus for automated tracking of non-linear vessel movement using MR imaging
GEN ELECTRIC41 citations96
US6963768B2Nov 8, 2005
Whole body MRI scanning with moving table and interactive control
GEN ELECTRIC51 citations96
US6078175AJun 20, 2000
Acquistion of segmented cardiac gated MRI perfusion images
GEN ELECTRIC64 citations96
US7323871B2Jan 29, 2008
Method and system of MR imaging with simultaneous fat suppression and T1 inversion recovery contrast
GEN ELECTRIC40 citations93
US6208139B1Mar 27, 2001
System and method of phase sensitive MRI reconstruction using partial k-space data
GEN ELECTRIC30 citations93
US8380284B2Feb 19, 2013
Method and apparatus for automated tracking of vessel movement using MR imaging
GEN ELECTRIC24 citations92
US6741880B1May 25, 2004
Method and apparatus for efficient stenosis identification and assessment using MR imaging
GEN ELECTRIC31 citations92
US6317620B1Nov 13, 2001
Method and apparatus for rapid assessment of stenosis severity
GEN ELECTRIC32 citations92
US6265875B1Jul 24, 2001
Method and apparatus for efficient MRI tissue differentiation
GEN ELECTRIC26 citations92
US6246897B1Jun 12, 2001
Method and system for acquistion of preferential arterial and venous images for MR angiography
GEN ELECTRIC46 citations92
US6192264B1Feb 20, 2001
Method and system for MRI venography including arterial and venous discrimination
GEN ELECTRIC50 citations92
US7283862B1Oct 16, 2007
Rapid multi-slice MR perfusion imaging with large dynamic range
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations91
US6618605B1Sep 9, 2003
Method and apparatus for MR perfusion image acquisition using a notched RF saturation pulse
GEN ELECTRIC23 citations91
US4783641ANov 8, 1988
NMR radio frequecny field coil with distributed current
GEN ELECTRIC49 citations91
US6425864B1Jul 30, 2002
Method and apparatus for optimal imaging of the peripheral vasculature
GEN ELECTRIC27 citations90
US7689263B1Mar 30, 2010
Method and apparatus for acquiring free-breathing MR images using navigator echo with saturation RF pulse
GEN ELECTRIC42 citations89
US7738944B2Jun 15, 2010
Whole body MRI scanning with moving table and interactive control
GEN ELECTRIC12 citations84
US6275720B1Aug 14, 2001
Iterative method for reducing errors in navigator echo MR imaging
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations84
US6249694B1Jun 19, 2001
Method for peripheral MR angiography
GEN ELECTRIC15 citations84
US7546155B2Jun 9, 2009
Efficient multi-slice acquisition with black blood contrast in fast spin echo imaging
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations83
US6889071B2May 3, 2005
Acquisition of high-temporal free-breathing MR images
GEN ELECTRIC17 citations83
US7847545B2Dec 7, 2010
System and method for correcting flow velocity measurements in phase contrast imaging using magnetic field monitoring
GEN ELECTRIC13 citations82
US6377831B1Apr 23, 2002
Real-time MR image subtraction and reconstruction
GEN ELECTRIC18 citations79
US6351122B1Feb 26, 2002
MRI reconstruction using scan-specific partial echo and partial NEX data acquisitions and a network
GEN ELECTRIC14 citations79
US7797031B1Sep 14, 2010
Method and apparatus for breath-held MR data acquisition using interleaved acquisition
GEN ELECTRIC6 citations74
US6903548B2Jun 7, 2005
Method and apparatus for MR perfusion image acquisition using non-selective and notched RF saturation pulses
GEN ELECTRIC10 citations74
US6166545ADec 26, 2000
MRI reconstruction using partial echo and partial NEX data acquisitions
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations74
US6643534B2Nov 4, 2003
Optimal imaging of the peripheral vasculature with test bolus tracking
GEN ELECTRIC8 citations71
US7714575B2May 11, 2010
Method and apparatus for enhanced magnetic preparation in MR imaging
GEN ELECTRIC0 citations52
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC
9 patentsUS6198283B1Mar 6, 2001
System and method of phase sensitive MRI reconstruction using partial k-space data and including a network
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC84 citations98
US6493569B2Dec 10, 2002
Method and apparatus using post contrast-enhanced steady-state free precession in MR imaging
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC57 citations96
US6526307B2Feb 25, 2003
Method and apparatus to improve myocardial infarction detection with blood pool signal suppression
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC33 citations93
US6393313B1May 21, 2002
Producing a phase contrast MR image from a partial Fourier data acquisition
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC51 citations93
US6683454B2Jan 27, 2004
Shifting of artifacts by reordering of k-space
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC45 citations92
US6580937B2Jun 17, 2003
Method for optimal imaging of the peripheral vasculature emphasizing distal arterial visualization in a multi-station examination
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC23 citations92
US6498946B1Dec 24, 2002
Efficient multi-slice acquisition with black blood contrast
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC48 citations92
US6611701B2Aug 26, 2003
Method and apparatus for fast breath-held 3D MR data acquisition using variable sampling
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC17 citations84
US6662037B2Dec 9, 2003
Method and apparatus to improve myocardial infarction detection with blood pool signal suppression
GE MED SYS GLOBAL TECH CO LLC5 citations74