General Electric Company

Sarah Grace Leversee

Victor Taracila

Fraser Robb

Kolman Juhasz

Vijayanand Alagappan

Darren Charles Gregan

Craig Culver

Miguel A Navarro

Miguel Angel Navarro, Ii

John Edward Ferut

Sanjay G Mathias

A system for magnetic resonance imaging of anatomy including a head is provided. The system includes a base member, a plurality of support members, and a plurality of articulable reception units. The plurality of support members are movably fixed to the base member and configured to translate across a surface of the base member. Each support member is releasably securable to the base member in a plurality of positions along the surface of the base member. The articulable reception units are movable from an open position to a plurality of closed positions. Each reception unit comprises at least one radio frequency (RF) receive coil disposed within a body, with the body configured for abutment with a portion of a head. Each of the plurality of articulable reception units is releasably secured in the plurality of closed positions by at least one of the plurality of support members.

Adjustable head coil systems and methods for magnetic resonance imaging

An adjustable MRI head coil apparatus and MRI system include a fixture and a plurality of plates attached to the fixture. Each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of RF receive elements arranged in a fixed orientation. The adjustable MRI head coil apparatus and MRI system also include an actuator mechanism configured to adjust the relative position of each of the plurality of plates in order to fit a variety of different patient head sizes.

Adjustable MRI head coil apparatus and MRI system

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Streetsboro, OH, United States of America

Sarah Grace Leversee