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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2010
Applicants:
Hsu Chang, Fremont, CA (US);
Ching Yao, Miaoli County, TW;
San-chao Hwang, Miaoli County, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Town, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); G01R 33/341 (2006.01); G01R 33/3415 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/4814 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); G01R 33/365 (2013.01); G01R 33/341 (2013.01); G01R 33/3415 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging system to be used over a target area of a subject includes first and second RF coils for receiving an RF signal from the subject. The first RF coil is fixed to a position device and movable over the target area of subject. The second RF coil is larger than the first RF coil and has a larger field of view than the first RF coil. The system further includes an image processing device programmed to process RF signals coupled from the first RF coil and the second RF coil to form an MRI image.