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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2009
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Gordon T. Danby, Wading River, NY (US);
Hank Hsieh, Berkeley, CA (US);
John W. Jackson, Shoreham, NY (US);
Mark Gelbien, Levittown, NY (US);
William H. Wahl, Smithtown, NY (US);
Charles A. Green, Holbrook, NY (US);
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Gordon T. Danby, Wading River, NY (US);
Hank Hsieh, Berkeley, CA (US);
John W. Jackson, Shoreham, NY (US);
Mark Gelbien, Levittown, NY (US);
William H. Wahl, Smithtown, NY (US);
Charles A. Green, Holbrook, NY (US);
Fonar Corporation, Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging configuration to straighten and otherwise homogenize the field lines in the imaging portion, creating improved image quality. Through use of calibrated corrective coils, magnetic field lines can be manipulated to improve uniformity and image quality. Additionally, when the apparatus is composed of non-ferromagnetic materials, field strengths can be increased to overcome limitations of Iron-based systems such as by use of superconductivity. A patient positioning apparatus allowing multi-positioning is also disclosed.