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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Craig F. Ferris, Holden, MA (US);
Jean A. King, Worc, MA (US);
Arthur C. Allard, Templeton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Insight Neuroimaging Systems, Inc., Worcester, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a restraining assembly used in neuroimaging of animals in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. The body of the animal under study is secured within a tube with a head holder to reduce motion artifacts, particularly when the animal is awake. The tube is placed in the bore of the MRI system to conduct imaging procedures with a radio frequency coil adjacent to the animals' head.