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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Ki-cheung Chu, Central Islip, NY (US);
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Daniel Culver, East Islip, NY (US);
Ki-Cheung Chu, Central Islip, NY (US);
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Daniel Culver, East Islip, NY (US);
Fonar Corporation, Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for detecting Chiari malformations. The method generally comprises positioning a patient in an upright orientation in a patient-receiving space of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and acquiring images of the patient's cerebellum and brainstem in the upright orientation. The method further comprises positioning the patient in a recumbent orientation in the patient-receiving space of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and acquiring images of the patient's cerebellum and brainstem in the recumbent orientation.