Inventors:
Kevin J. Glaser - Rochester MN, US
Richard L. Ehman - Rochester MN, US
David A. Olsen - Rochester MN, US
International Classification:
G06K 9/36
Abstract:
A dynamic magnetic resonance elastography (“MRE”) method for quantifying liver stiffness using intrinsic transient waveforms imparted on the liver by the beating heart is provided. The method includes synchronizing motion-encoding gradients in an MRE pulse sequence to the subject's cardiac cycle.