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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2012
Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Cameron Anthony Piron, Toronto, CA;
Han Wang, Toronto, CA;
Joshua Richmond, Toronto, CA;
Jakub Jankowski, Toronto, CA;
Christopher Luginbuhl, Toronto, CA;
Hologic, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
An assembly for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a patient and a method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a patient using different MRI scanners is disclosed. In one example, the assembly includes a plurality of RF coils, wherein the RF coils are configured to be positioned adjacent to an anatomy of interest, a patient support structure configured to support of the patient, a base removably coupled to the patient support structure, the base and the patient support being configured for receipt in the bore of an MRI scanner, and an interface coupled to the plurality of RF coils and to the MRI scanner and configured to connect the plurality of RF coils and the MRI scanner and to selectively control a first RF coil and a second RF coil included in the plurality of RF coils.