Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying local RF coils in a MR system includes a microcontroller that is provided in the bore of the system. The microprocessor determines when local RF coils are connected, identifies the coils, and provides the information to an MR scanner. The controller is shielded to prevent electromagnetic interference.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 24, 2008
Date of Patent:
May 10, 2011
Assignee:
Sentinelle Medical, Inc.
Inventors:
John W. Hansen, Joshua L. Richmond, Han Wang, Gal Sela
Abstract: A patient supporting apparatus used in medical imaging technologies has an inventive tabletop and stretcher system. The tabletop has a gap or narrowing of prescribed location and size, for example, more than thirty percent of the width of the tabletop is removed inferior to the patient's pelvis within a region of at least 0.3 meters in length. The stretcher supports the tabletop and includes a gap or narrowing so that the access of the operator's hand, arm, and line of sight is not obstructed from the gap or narrowing of the tabletop.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 21, 2008
Date of Patent:
March 22, 2011
Assignee:
Sentinelle Medical, Inc.
Inventors:
Christopher Alexander Luginbuhl, Cameron Anthony Piron, Josh Richmond
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