Patent ID: 9265423
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61B,G01R

Claim Text:
1. A test unit for imaging by an MR imaging system for use in assessing quality of an image of human anatomical components in the presence of a metallic object, comprising: at least one metal object of comprising a metal type used for a medical implant; an at least one water object comprising water; and an at least one fat object comprising a substance representing human fat, wherein at least one water object and at least one fat object are provided less than 3 centimeters distant from the at least one metal object; and wherein at least one of said at least one water object or said at least one fat object is of a known size and provided substantially adjacent to at least one of said at least one metal object; to facilitate a determination of an extent of degradation of an image quality based on a measurement of a size of said at least one water object or said at least one fat object of known size in an obtained image of said test unit.