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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
May. 21, 2001
Kenneth William Rohling, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Ronald Dean Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Charles Lucian Dumoulin, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Joseph Edward Piel, Jr., Scotia, NY (US);
Charles John Rossi, Jr., Amsterdam, NY (US);
Randy Otto John Giaquinto, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
An incubator arrangement and radiofrequency (RF) coil are provided for use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system. The incubator arrangement comprises an enclosure adapted to support a subject in a magnet of the MRI system during imaging and a radiofrequency coil disposed within the enclosure. The RF coil is adapted to provide visual and physical access to the subject, and further adapted to obtain a selected signal to noise ratio.