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Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2021
Applicant:

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);

Inventors:

Kendall H. Lee, Rochester, MN (US);

Stephen J. Goerss, Rochester, MN (US);

Aaron E. Rusheen, Rochester, MN (US);

Benjamin T. Gifford, Rochester, MN (US);

Andrew J. Fagan, Rochester, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2021.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3954 (2016.02);
Abstract

An example apparatus includes a shell portion configured to be worn over a head of a subject. The shell portion defines a plurality of apertures. The apparatus also includes a plurality of spherical fiducial structures disposed on the shell portion. Each of the fiducial structures includes a first material doped with a second material. The second material is a contrast agent for magnetic resource imaging (MRI). The apparatus also includes a mounting structure disposed on the shell portion and configured to secure the shell portion to the head of the subject.


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