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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
David John Gilderdale, Newton Abbot, GB;
Assignee:
Picker International, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600422 ; 324318 ;
Abstract
A method and coil arrangement for use in magnetic resonance imaging facilitates the examination of a localized region of the body. A plurality of substantially identical saddle coils are disposed about a former. The coils, which define a generally cylindrical volume, overlap one another in a circumferential direction. In one embodiment, a generally planar rectangular coil intersects the cylindrical volume. The method and coil arrangement are particularly well suited to imaging a region adjacent but outside the cylindrical volume. The coil arrangement is also well suited to insertion within the body, especially the rectum.