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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2005
Applicants:
Patrick Kevin Egan, Rochester, MN (US);
Don Alan Gilliland, Rochester, MN (US);
Cary Michael Huettner, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Kevin Egan, Rochester, MN (US);
Don Alan Gilliland, Rochester, MN (US);
Cary Michael Huettner, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An assembly, system, and method particularly adapted for a magnetic resonator apparatus in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning system. Provided is a restraining assembly supportable by the supporting assembly and including at least a system that is selectively operable for positioning and restraining at least a portion of the body to be imaged, thereby optimizing image quality.