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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2015
Neocoil, Llc, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Kyle Johnson, Brookfield, WI (US);
Brian Brown, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Chris Salimes, Brookfield, WI (US);
Emad Abdelsalam, Milwaukee, WI (US);
NeoCoil, Inc., Pewaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein describes an improved MR imaging system for breast tissue. The MR imaging system includes a pair of antenna coil arrays that are movable with respect to a base plate on which the coil arrays are mounted. A fixed coil array may also be mounted in a medial location on the base plate. The MR imaging system provides an abdominal support structure and a head support structure to position a patient in a prone position over the movable and fixed coil arrays. An additional support pad may be provided on the upper surface of the medial coil to support the patient's chest. Each of the movable antenna coil arrays may be moved laterally along the base plate to adjust the space between the two arrays. Once adjusted, each of the movable antenna coil arrays may be secured in the adjusted position to immobilize the breast tissue.