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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2006
John Thomas Vaughan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Mark a Watson, Savage, MN (US);
Kenneth M Bradshaw, Chaska, MN (US);
Matthew T Waks, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Joshua J Holwell, Plymouth, MN (US);
John Thomas Vaughan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Mark A Watson, Savage, MN (US);
Kenneth M Bradshaw, Chaska, MN (US);
Matthew T Waks, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Joshua J Holwell, Plymouth, MN (US);
MR Instruments, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An magnetic resonance apparatus in embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features: (a) a coil having at least two sections, (b) the at least two sections having a resonant circuit, (c) the at least two sections being reactively coupled or decoupled, (d) the at least two sections being separable, (e) the coil having openings allowing a subject to see or hear and to be accessed through the coil, (f) a cushioned head restraint, and (g) a subject input/output device providing visual data to the subject, the input/output device being selected from the group consisting of mirrors, prisms, video monitors, LCD devices, and optical motion trackers.