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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Invivo Corporation, Andover, MA (US);
Kenneth Bradshaw, Bear, DE (US);
INVIVO CORPORATION, Andover, MA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving patient comfort and throughput of magnetic resonance imaging by providing at least one patient imaging area outside a bore of a magnet of a magnetic resonance imaging device. An embodiment of an apparatus for providing at least one patient imaging area outside the bore comprises a first shim disposed external to and spaced apart from a first opening of the bore to form a first patient imaging area between the first shim and the first opening, wherein the first shim is configured to direct a magnetic field of the magnet into the first patient imaging area to provide a first magnetic field in the first patient imaging area. Methods of magnetic resonance imaging outside the bore are also disclosed.