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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jovan Jevtic, West Allis, WI (US);
Ashok Menon, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Derek Seeber, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Matthew J. Mercier, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Steven M. Zwolinski, Brookfield, WI (US);
Matthias Gyori, Brookfield, WI (US);
Assignee:
IGC-Medical Advances, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
Abstract
A head coil for magnetic resonance imaging may be shortened longitudinally to provide for better access by a patient. Extension of the coil may be performed after the positioning of the patient's head significantly simplifying patient positioning with respect to the coil. A portion of a conductor support sliding over the patient's head removable to allow endotracheal tubes or the like to remain undisturbed.