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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/0218 (2013.01); A61B 18/00 (2013.01); G01R 33/286 (2013.01); G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); A61B 2018/005 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); G01R 33/285 (2013.01); G01R 33/34046 (2013.01); G01R 33/34069 (2013.01);
Abstract
An endorectal coil () includes a tube (), a spreader (), and one or more electrically conductive elements (). The tube () is configured for insertion into the rectum (). The spreader () is configured to be positioned at a distal end of the tube () and mechanically spread to compress surrounding tissue after the tube () is inserted. The one or more electrically conductive elements () are tuned to receive magnetic resonance data disposed on at least one of the tube (), the spreader (), and adjacent the tube and spreader.