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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2005
Fabio Rezzonico, Como, IT;
Orfeo Contrada, Genoa, IT;
Fabio Rezzonico, Como, IT;
Orfeo Contrada, Genoa, IT;
Esaote S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus having a cavity in which a body or a part of a body to be imaged can be housed and a patient support device, which includes a patient supporting surface having a size so as to accommodate at least a part, particularly the whole of the patient body. The patient supporting surface is mounted in a slidable way relative to the cavity for housing the body to be imaged or a part thereof and enters together with the patient into the cavity. The patient support device includes one or more receptacles for respectively housing and/or removably coupling a coil adapted to receive signals from anatomic regions, upon excitation thereof by the Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus. Each of the one or more receptacles are arranged over the surface of the device in areas corresponding to the position of one or more anatomic regions to be imaged.