Patents Assigned to Johns Hopkins Unversity School of Medicine
  • Patent number: 6549800
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for MRI probes adapted for insertion into a plurality of body orifices, in order to evaluate the anatomy of proximate anatomic structures, to diagnose abnormalities thereof and to treat the diagnosed abnormalities. MRI probes are described that are suitable for use in the mediastinum, in the pancreaticohepaticobiliary system, in the tracheobronchopulmonary system, in the head and neck, in the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal system, the vascular system, and in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of internal fluid collections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Johns Hopkins Unversity School of Medicine
    Inventors: Ergin Atalar, Paul A. Bottomley, Elias Zerhouin, Henry Halperin, Elliot McVeigh, Albert C. Lardo