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Fat/water separation and fat minimization magnetic resonance imaging systems and methods

  • US 7,099,499 B2
  • Filed: 08/15/2002
  • Issued: 08/29/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for identifying the relative contributions of signals of a first substance and a second substance in a magnetic resonance (“

  • MR”

    ) image, the method comprising;

    selecting an image signal model;

    selecting a scan parameter;

    forming a bias field estimate;

    applying a bias correction to a phase image;

    estimating a signal fraction of the first substance and the second substance at each of a plurality of voxels; and

    forming a suppressed image with respect to the first substance or the second substance.

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