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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:
Dec. 07, 2004
Filed:
May. 14, 2003
Gordon T. Danby, Wading River, NY (US);
William H. Wahl, Smithtown, NY (US);
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Anthony J. Giambalvo, Kings Park, NY (US);
Fonar Corporation, Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for performing magnetic resonance imaging. In an embodiment the apparatus comprises a pair of elements spaced apart from each other along a horizontal pole axis so as to define a patient receiving space therebetween. A patient support device is located within the patient receiving space and is operable to accept a patient who enters the patient receiving space in an upright position, e.g., walking. In another embodiment the apparatus comprises a pair of elements supported within a frame. The frame includes upper and lower flux return members that are smaller in a vertical dimension than in a horizontal dimension. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a pair of elongated pole members that define an imaging volume having a longer dimension in a vertical direction than in a horizontal direction. An exemplary method includes performing a full body scan of a patient in an upright or sitting position.
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