Integrated ultrasound imaging system
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1. A medical imaging system comprising:
- an ultrasound imaging system;
a magnetic resonance imaging system; and
a controller connected to the ultrasound imaging system and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the controller actuating synchronized acquisition of an ultrasound image and an MRI image.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for performing integrated ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging procedures on a patient. An ultrasound probe is used within an MRI system to provide both imaging modalities for diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
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52 Claims
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1. A medical imaging system comprising:
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an ultrasound imaging system;
a magnetic resonance imaging system; and
a controller connected to the ultrasound imaging system and the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the controller actuating synchronized acquisition of an ultrasound image and an MRI image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for imaging a regional interest comprising:
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positioning a transducer probe relative to a subject, the transducer probe being connected to an ultrasound imaging system;
positioning the subject and the transducer probe within a coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system; and
obtaining an ultrasound image and an MRI image of a region of interest within the subject using a controller connected to the ultrasound imaging system and the magnetic resonance imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A method of registering ultrasound and magnetic resonance images comprising
registering an ultrasound image with a magnetic resonance (MR) image; - and
overlaying the ultrasound image and the MR image. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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