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| Year | Description |
| 2002 | Invention patented by Bryan J. Mock and Charles R. Michelich on September 12th, 2002. Abstract: A technique for calculating actual b-values in a diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging system and of adjusting the observed b-value until it is within a tolerance range of the prescribed b-value. A diffusion weighted image with the desired diffusion sensitivity may then be produced. Calculation of the actual b-value is accomplished by integrating the linear segments of the gradient waveform. Adjustment of observed b-value is accomplished by initially scaling the diffusion lobe amplitude and comparing a recalculated b-value to the prescribed b-value. Additional adjustment is provided by means of a numeric search iteratively performed until the recalculated b-value is within tolerance of the prescribed b-value. |
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