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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Sarah Tenley, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Yun-Jeong Stickle, Solon, OH (US);
Balint Franko, Aurora, OH (US);
Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante, Twinsburg, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/3415 (2006.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); A61B 5/0042 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/283 (2013.01); G01R 33/34007 (2013.01); G01R 33/3415 (2013.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01); G01R 33/3657 (2013.01);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body defining an imaging cavity for receiving a head of a patient, and one or more bracket shells disposed within the body. At least one or more coil elements operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from the patient are disposed on the bracket shells.