JOSEPH E MCDONOUGH
Real Estate Commission in Philadelphia, PA
License number
Pennsylvania RS075766A
Category
Real Estate Commission
Type
Real Estate Salesperson-Standard
Address
Address
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Professional information
Respiratory Volume/Flow Gating, Monitoring, And Spirometry System For Mri
US Patent:
2008007, Mar 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct 31, 2005
Appl. No.:
11/666976
Inventors:
Joseph McDonough - Philadelphia PA, US
Raanan Arens - White Plains NY, US
Sanghun Sin - Bronx NY, US
Raanan Arens - White Plains NY, US
Sanghun Sin - Bronx NY, US
Assignee:
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia PA
International Classification:
A61B 5/08
US Classification:
600538000
Abstract:
A respiratory volume/flow monitoring system, including a pneumotach that measures micromovements of a membrane in a MRI environment, gates (triggers) a MRI machine to start image acquisition at specific lung volumes or airflow rates during the breathing cycle or other breathing maneuvers of a patient. The system provides breathing motion artifact suppression for any imaging test susceptible to breathing motion artifact, allows respiratory monitoring of the subject during an MRI procedure, and provides the capability to perform spirometric testing while the subject is in the MRI environment. Embodiments of the invention are also applicable for patients undergoing CT imaging or any other imaging modality that allows external triggering.