AN INTEGRATED LOW FIELD MRI/RF EPRI FOR CO-REGISTERING IMAGING OF IN VIVO PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY IN LIVING OBJECTS - Patent 1226449

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EP 1 226 449 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	31.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/31

(21)	Application number: 00980251.3

(22)	Date of filing: 31.10.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G01R 33/60, A61B 5/055, G01R 33/48

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0030/069

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0133/244 (10.05.2001 Gazette 2001/19)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

01.11.1999 US 162655 P

(71)	Applicant: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
	Rockville, MD 20852-3804 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	CHERUKURI, Murali, K. Rockville, MD 20855 (US) MITCHELL, James, B. Damascus, MD 20872 (US) COOK, John, A. New Market, MD 21774 (US) DEVASAHAYAM, Nallathamby Rockville, MD 20862 (US) SUBRAMANIAN, Sankaran Rockville, MD 20855 (US)

(74)	Representative: Heusch, Christian
	OK pat AGChamerstrasse 50 6300 Zug 6300 Zug (CH)

(54)	AN INTEGRATED LOW FIELD MRI/RF EPRI FOR CO-REGISTERING IMAGING OF IN VIVO PHYSIOLOGY AND ANATOMY IN LIVING OBJECTS