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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120071750 | METHOD FOR AFFIXING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE RF COIL TO A PATIENT In a method to affix RF coils (in particular local coils) on a patient in examinations with a magnetic resonance apparatus, a horizontal board accommodates the patient for a magnetic resonance examination to be implemented, an RF coil that has coil electronics is affixe... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120004532 | IRRADIATING COIL AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS USING THE SAME An irradiating coil includes a first ring conductor located on a plane, a second ring conductor having a smaller diameter than a diameter of the first ring conductor and located substantially on the plane of the first ring conductor, a plurality of first line conductors... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110317900 | ATTENUATION CORRECTION OF MR COILS IN A HYBRID PET/MR SYSTEM Nuclear image data generated by a multimodal imaging device, such as a combined position emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance (MR) scanner (12, 14), is attenuation-corrected with a combined patient-specific attenuation correction (AC) map and an AC map te... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110306872 | COMBINED FIELD LOCATION AND MRI TRACKING A composite tracking system for a medical device comprises a field location tracking system including at least one field location sensor structured to be coupled to a medical device, a magnetic resonance tracking system including at least one tracking coil structured to... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110306871 | Multiple-People MRI Scanner That Can Simultaneously Scan More Than One Person A system and method perform magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) on more than one people simultaneously with one MRI scanner. The system may include a superconducting or non-superconducting magnet, a set of three dimensions of magnetic field gradients, RF coils, and m... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110257516 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SEPARATE DEPICTION OF A TRACKED ITEM FROM SURROUNDING ANATOMY OF A PATIENT, USING A TRANSMIT ARRAY SYSTEM In a method for detecting rotational orientation and position tracking of an inductively coupled RF (ICRF) coil using a transmit array system, a conventional body birdcage coil is used, but the quadrature hybrid is eliminated to use the two excitation-channels separatel... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110257515 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE RF COIL ASSEMBLY FOR IMAGING OF THE CERVICAL REGION A radio-frequency (RF) coil for obtaining magnetic resonance data for imaging the cervical region of a patient has a loop coil contained in a housing of an applicator assembly that is adapted for placement against the cervix of the patient, and a loopless antenna contai... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110172518 | Method for Non-Invasive Measurement of Cardiac Output A comparatively light and compact permanent magnet arrangement for an MRI apparatus has a pair of opposed permanent magnet arrays with a shimming system to adjust the uniformity and strength of a magnetic field in a central chamber of the apparatus. The MRI apparatus is... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110152674 | MRT antenna The disclosure relates to a device and a method for detecting electromagnetic fields, in particular fields occurring in imaging magnetic resonance tomography.... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110046475 | TECHNIQUES FOR CORRECTING TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY Techniques for correcting temperature measurement in MR thermometry are disclosed. In particular, phase shifts that arise from factors other than temperature changes are detected, facilitating correction of temperature measurements.... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110040174 | HEAD COIL FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS WITH INTERCHANGEABLE OPERATING ELEMENTS An assembly for mounting and unmounting a surface coil of a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus includes an upper part, a lower part, a locking element to fix the upper part and the lower part to one another, and contact elements at the upper part and at the lower p... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100286505 | Irradiating Coil And Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus Using The Same An irradiating coil includes a first ring conductor located on a plane, a second ring conductor having a smaller diameter than a diameter of the first ring conductor and located substantially on the plane of the first ring conductor, a plurality of first line conductors... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100280361 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CRYOGENICALLY COOLING A COIL ON A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM A magnetic resonance imaging system includes a primary magnet and a secondary magnet operable to produce magnetic fields within a sample being imaged. The MRI system further includes at least one RF coil that is operable to receive electromagnetic frequencies from the s... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100280360 | TWO-PART LOCAL SHOULDER COIL, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD EMPLOYING SAME Improved patient comfort is provided by a local coil arrangement designed to support the production of an MRT image of a shoulder, wherein the housing of the local coil arrangement is composed of two separable parts.... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100222667 | COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR ENHANCING NORMAL/ABNORMAL TISSUE CONTRAST IN MRI INCLUDING DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO Featured are a device for compression of target tissue while magnetic resonance imaging the target tissue and methods and systems related thereto. The method includes disposing target tissue between the fixed surface and the moveable member of a compression device and c... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100185198 | Head Fixation Assemblies for Medical Procedures A head fixation assembly includes a head fixation frame, a plurality of upper head fixation members, a plurality of lower head fixation members, and at least one drive mechanism. The head fixation frame includes a pair of upwardly extending spaced-apart arms defining a ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100137704 | MEDICAL MATS WITH ELECTRICAL PATHS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME The disclosure describes medical mats that provide electrical paths with connectors that connect to various electronic medical or surgical tools. The medical mats can reduce the lengths of cables and define routes that preventing cross-over, looping and/or bunching of l... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100125191 | MRI AS A THERAPEUTIC DEVICE A method and device comprises a system alike a magnetic resonance imaging system (10) that is used intentionally to deposit energy into a selected volume of interest in a member that can be a body (40) via absorption of electromagnetic radiation such as RF... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100121180 | HEAD COIL FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE A head coil for a magnetic resonance apparatus has a supporting body that carries a number of antenna elements. The supporting body has an end section that is shaped as a spherical cap. A butterfly antenna is mounted at the end section, and is annularly surrounded by at... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100106008 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD It is an object of the present invention to provide a MRI technique, in which the influence of physiological factors such as respiration and cardiac pulsation on MRI results is reduced or removed. The object of the present invention is achieved by a magnetic resonance i... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100099978 | Breast coil arrangement for magnetic resonance applications A breast coil arrangement for magnetic resonance applications has a placement web that is designed to allow an examination subject to lie with her sternum on the placement web. Pot-like breast receptacles for each breast of the examination subject are respectively arran... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100056901 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNING An apparatus and method for magnetic resonance scanning is described. The apparatus comprises an RF coil (16) for receiving an RF signal, a housing (10) for housing the RF coil, and a support (38). The support (38) is provided for locating a ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100033185 | RF COIL AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC NOISE IN AN MRI SYSTEM A radio frequency (RF) coil for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a first end ring section containing a plurality of openings and a second end ring section containing a plurality of openings. A plurality of rungs is disposed between the first end ring s... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100016708 | MRI RF ENCODING USING MULTIPLE TRANSMIT COILS A common method of RF encoding assumes that the Bi field generated by the RF coils is linear, which is likely not the case in many situations. It is therefore desirable to have a method of operating an MR system to reconstruct an image of a subject, wherein the method i... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100004529 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DRAPING BREAST MRI IMAGING COILS A draping provides at least partial and preferably complete coverage of MRI coils, an MRI table and an MRI support system thereby protecting a patient and the equipment. Draping notch fold down flaps may be pushed into shaped apertures of an MRI apparatus by the patient... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090299173 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT RELATING TO TESTING OBJECTS The invention relates to an arrangement (100, 200, 500) and a method for testing a hold (120, 220, 520), such as an implant, attached to an object (130, 230, 530), such as a bone, the method comprising the steps of: bringing a member (110, 210, 5... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090270718 | DUAL-MODALITY IMAGING The invention relates to a dual-modality imaging system and a method for dual-modality imaging of an imaged object, wherein a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus for acquiring MRI data and at least one optical imaging detector for acquiring optical imaging data a... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090264735 | Automated Patient Localization in a Medical Imaging System Described herein is a process for patient localization within a medical imaging system, having a first and second signal means for identifying patient position. The patient is manually positioned on a patient table at an initial position outside the system. A first sign... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090259122 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MRI-GUIDED BREAST INTERVENTIONS A method and apparatus for radially compressing bodily tissue and performing medical procedures from a selected one of a plurality of circumferential positions and angles, a selected one of a plurality of different elevations and elevational angles. Some embodiments inc... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090234222 | System for magnetic resonance imaging assisted surgery A system and method for magnetic resonance imaging assisted surgery. The system includes an antenna support assembly and an antenna that are used to acquire real time images of the surgical site that may be used by a surgeon to more accurately perform the surgical proce... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090221906 | WRIST COIL FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING A wrist coil for magnetic resonance imaging has a tubular coil formed by a number of coil splicing units spliced together in succession, and an annular coil unit that is wound around the surface of the tubular coil. Since the annular coil unit is wound around the surfac... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090216109 | MRI Compatible Vascular Occlusive Devices and Related Methods of Treatment and Methods of Monitoring Implanted Devices Implantable aneurysm-sac treatment devices include an implantable coil body configured and sized to reside in a sac of an aneurysm. The body has an inductance and capacitance. The capacitance is selected so that the coil resonates at a Larmor frequency of a predefined m... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090216110 | Open Architecture Tabletop Patient Support and Coil System A patient support structure for positioning a selected anatomy of interest for imaging in a magnetic resonance imaging scanner is disclosed. The structure includes a receptacle for receiving a removable tray that includes connectors for connecting local RF coils housed ... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090209848 | GEL MATERIAL FOR USE IN MRI In MR imaging of a body part of a patient in an intra-operative procedure, the body part is supported using gel pads where the gel material is arranged such that the presence of the gel material does not generate an image in the analysis of the RF signal from the locati... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090171189 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL FIXED IN PLACE BY AIR PRESSURE An air pressure fixed coil for magnetic resonance imaging has a surface on which an air pressure fixing device is arranged. The air pressure fixing device is in communication with a control switch, that is operable to actuate the air pressure fixing device to generate a... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090171188 | FLEXIBLE POLYMER ELECTRODE FOR MRI-GUIDED POSITIONING AND RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION An electrode for use on a medical device is disclosed. The electrode may have a main body of electrically conductive material extending along an axis and may have a proximal end and a distal end. The electrode may also include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tracking... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090149738 | Chest Wall Coil Array for Breast Imaging A RF coil array is provided for imaging a chest wall of a patient including a breast. The RF coil array includes a rigid cup-shaped element and a flexible, substantially flat portion. The rigid cup-shaped element is sized and dimensioned to receive a small breast, such ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090124889 | Vertical Field MRI Breast Coil The present invention relates to a design of a radiofrequency (RF) receive coil (also commonly referred to as an imaging coil) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a vertical field MRI system of a patient's breast region. The design described herein generally include... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090118611 | COILS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY AND IMAGING OF HUMAN BREAST System(s) and method(s) for magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy, and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) are provided. A unified heteronuclear coil system includes a volume coil tuned to detect a first nuclei and a butterfly coil tuned to detect a se... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090105583 | Method for determining attenuation values for pet data of a patient A method is disclosed for determining attenuation values for PET data of a patient. In at least one embodiment, the method includes detecting at least one accessory of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner and detecting the position and/or alignment of the accessory by w... | 04/23/2009 |
