CA2426324C - A restraining assembly for use with a magnetic resonance imaging device - Google Patents

A restraining assembly for use with a magnetic resonance imaging device Download PDF

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CA2426324C
CA2426324C CA2426324A CA2426324A CA2426324C CA 2426324 C CA2426324 C CA 2426324C CA 2426324 A CA2426324 A CA 2426324A CA 2426324 A CA2426324 A CA 2426324A CA 2426324 C CA2426324 C CA 2426324C
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Craig F. Ferris
Jean A. King
Arthur C. Allard
Reinhold Ludwig
Gene Bogdanov
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    • A61B5/70—Means for positioning the patient in relation to the detecting, measuring or recording means
    • A61B5/702—Posture restraints
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    • G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
    • G01R33/34046—Volume type coils, e.g. bird-cage coils; Quadrature bird-cage coils; Circularly polarised coils
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    • A61B5/0033—Features or image-related aspects of imaging apparatus, e.g. for MRI, optical tomography or impedance tomography apparatus; Arrangements of imaging apparatus in a room
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    • A61B5/0042—Features or image-related aspects of imaging apparatus, e.g. for MRI, optical tomography or impedance tomography apparatus; Arrangements of imaging apparatus in a room adapted for image acquisition of a particular organ or body part for the brain
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    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/32—Excitation or detection systems, e.g. using radio frequency signals
    • G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
    • G01R33/34007—Manufacture of RF coils, e.g. using printed circuit board technology; additional hardware for providing mechanical support to the RF coil assembly or to part thereof, e.g. a support for moving the coil assembly relative to the remainder of the MR system
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    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/32—Excitation or detection systems, e.g. using radio frequency signals
    • G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
    • G01R33/345—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR of waveguide type
    • G01R33/3453—Transverse electromagnetic [TEM] coils

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US09/694,087 2000-10-20
US09/694,087 US6711430B1 (en) 1998-10-09 2000-10-20 Method and apparatus for performing neuroimaging
PCT/US2001/032586 WO2002032306A2 (en) 2000-10-20 2001-10-18 Method and apparatus for performing neuroimaging

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