ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,532, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to ViewRay Systems Inc. (Denver).

"Magnetic resonance imaging" was invented by James F. Dempsey (Atherton, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Improved magnetic resonance imaging systems, methods and software are described including a low field strength main magnet, a gradient coil assembly, an RF coil system, and a control system configured for the acquisition and processing of magnetic resonance imaging data from a patient while utilizing a sparse sampling imaging technique."

The patent was filed on Dec. 14, 2023, under Application No. 18/540,666.

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