Apparatus and method for real-time motion-compensated magnetic resonance imaging
First Claim
1. An apparatus for real-time motion compensated magnetic resonance imaging of a human or animal, comprising:
- a) one or more magnetic-resonance compatible cameras, wherein said cameras are mounted on a magnetic resonance coil of a magnetic resonance imaging device;
b) a calculation and storage device; and
c) an interface, wherein said interface is operably connected to said calculation and storage device and said magnetic resonance imaging device.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and method for real-time motion compensated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a human or animal. The apparatus includes one or more magnetic-resonance compatible cameras mounted on a coil of the MRI device, a calculation and storage device, and an interface operably connected to the MRI device and the calculation and storage device. The apparatus may also include a set of magnetic resonance compatible markers, where the markers are positioned on the human or animal. Alternatively, the apparatus may use a facial recognition algorithm to identify features of the human or animal. For the present invention, the frame of reference is defined by the animal or human being imaged, instead of the typical magnetic resonance coordinate system. Based on continuous positional information, the apparatus controls the magnetic resonance scanner so that it follows the human or animal'"'"'s motion.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for real-time motion compensated magnetic resonance imaging of a human or animal, comprising:
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a) one or more magnetic-resonance compatible cameras, wherein said cameras are mounted on a magnetic resonance coil of a magnetic resonance imaging device; b) a calculation and storage device; and c) an interface, wherein said interface is operably connected to said calculation and storage device and said magnetic resonance imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of motion compensating magnetic resonance imaging of a human or animal in real time, comprising the steps of:
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a) mounting one or more magnetic-resonance compatible cameras on a magnetic resonance coil of a magnetic resonance imaging device; b) positioning a set of magnetic-resonance compatible markers on said human or animal; c) acquiring an image of said markers with said cameras; d) identifying said markers; e) determining the position of said markers in three dimensions; f) determining the rotation and translation of said markers; and g) modifying geometrical prescriptions of said magnetic resonance imaging device based on said determining of said rotation and said translation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of motion compensating magnetic resonance imaging of a human or animal in real time, comprising the steps of:
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a) mounting at least two magnetic-resonance compatible cameras on a magnetic resonance coil of a magnetic imaging device; b) acquiring an image of the head of said human or animal with said cameras; c) identifying features of said head using a facial recognition algorithm; d) determining the position of said features in three dimensions; e) determining the rotation and translation of said features; and f) modifying geometrical prescriptions of said magnetic imaging device based on said determining of said rotation and said translation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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