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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 21, 2017
Applicant:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Inventors:

Yun-Jeong Stickle, Solon, OH (US);

Balint Franko, Aurora, OH (US);

Sarah Tenley, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);

Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante, Twinsburg, OH (US);

Patrick Quarterman, Long Beach, NY (US);

Nabeel Malik, Solon, OH (US);

Assignee:

General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/34 (2006.01); G01R 33/3415 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/318 (2021.01);
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

A radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body operative to be disposed on a head of a patient, and an extended lip disposed on the body and operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal. At least some of the magnetic resonance signal is emitted by a region of the patient disposed between a brain stem of the patient up to and including a vertebra of the patient.


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