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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 25, 2012
Vijayanand Alagappan, Sydney, AU;
Fraser Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Miguel Angel Navarro, Ii, Sheffield Village, OH (US);
Craig William Culver, Neosho, WI (US);
Victor Taracila, Beachwood, OH (US);
John Edward Ferut, Medina, OH (US);
Sarah Grace Leversee, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Sanjay G. Mathias, Brookfield, WI (US);
Vijayanand Alagappan, Sydney, AU;
Fraser Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Miguel Angel Navarro, II, Sheffield Village, OH (US);
Craig William Culver, Neosho, WI (US);
Victor Taracila, Beachwood, OH (US);
John Edward Ferut, Medina, OH (US);
Sarah Grace Leversee, Streetsboro, OH (US);
Sanjay G. Mathias, Brookfield, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
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.