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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Ashok Menon, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Inventor:
Ashok Menon, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Invivo Corporation, Orlando, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The vest provides a simple and intuitive coil support assuring proper alignment of the coils with the patient and providing support for coil elements encircling the opposed arms. A coil for receiving and/or transmitting radio-frequency signals for magnetic resonance imaging of the chest, and particularly for ventilation studies of the lungs, is supported in a flexible vest having arm holes locating the coil elements about the patient.