Inventor
CROOKS LAWRENCE E
US22 patents
Patents
22 patentsUS5529068AJun 25, 1996
Synchronized digital signal processor for MRI reception
UNIV CALIFORNIA68 citations96
US5442290AAug 15, 1995
MRI gradient drive current control using all digital controller
UNIV CALIFORNIA100 citations96
US4763076AAug 9, 1988
MRI transmit coil disable switching via RF in/out cable
UNIV CALIFORNIA86 citations96
US4599565AJul 8, 1986
Method and apparatus for rapid NMR imaging using multi-dimensional reconstruction techniques
UNIV CALIFORNIA53 citations96
US4318043AMar 2, 1982
Method and apparatus for rapid NMR imaging of nuclear densities within an object
UNIV CALIFORNIA115 citations96
US4297637AOct 27, 1981
Method and apparatus for mapping lines of nuclear density within an object using nuclear magnetic resonance
UNIV CALIFORNIA78 citations96
US4885542ADec 5, 1989
MRI compensated for spurious NMR frequency/phase shifts caused by spurious changes in magnetic fields during NMR data measurement processes
UNIV CALIFORNIA74 citations94
US5629624AMay 13, 1997
Switched field magnetic resonance imaging
UNIV CALIFORNIA40 citations92
US5606258AFeb 25, 1997
Control interface for an MRI system
UNIV CALIFORNIA24 citations92
US4707661ANov 17, 1987
Machine generation of machine-executable state-change instructions for magnetic resonance imaging
UNIV CALIFORNIA33 citations92
US4471305ASep 11, 1984
Method and apparatus for rapid NMR imaging of nuclear parameters with an object
UNIV CALIFORNIA52 citations92
US5436600AJul 25, 1995
MRI multi-frequency DSB and SSB RF synthesizer
UNIV CALIFORNIA36 citations90
US4970457ANov 13, 1990
MRI compensated for spurious rapid variations in static magnetic field during a single MRI sequence
UNIV CALIFORNIA47 citations87
US5172061ADec 15, 1992
Q control for capacitively coupled MRI/MRSI RF coil
UNIV CALIFORNIA35 citations86
US4820988AApr 11, 1989
Magnetic gradient coil set for nuclear magnetic resonace system having substantially different coil-patient spacings
UNIV CALIFORNIA22 citations82
US4752736AJun 21, 1988
Center fed QD MRI RF coil
UNIV CALIFORNIA21 citations82
US4698593AOct 6, 1987
Apparatus and method for T1 NMR imaging using spin echo NMR responses elicited by initial excitation pulses of differing nutation values
UNIV CALIFORNIA20 citations82
US4607225AAug 19, 1986
Apparatus and method for reducing spurious currents in NMR imaging apparatus induced by pulsed gradient fields
UNIV CALIFORNIA24 citations82
US4695801ASep 22, 1987
Matched guadrature coils for MRI with minimized intercoil coupling
UNIV CALIFORNIA19 citations81
US4783629ANov 8, 1988
RF coil for MRI with self-tracking ganged coupling capacitors
UNIV CALIFORNIA17 citations74
US4746863AMay 24, 1988
Contiguous slices in multi-slice MRI
UNIV CALIFORNIA12 citations73
US4721912AJan 26, 1988
Apparatus and method for initially capturing most significant low spatial frequency NMR imaging data
UNIV CALIFORNIA13 citations72