Patents by Inventor Anderson Nnewihe

Anderson Nnewihe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Multi-channel breast MRI radio frequency receiver coil
    Patent number: 8587311
    Abstract: A system and method for breast imaging is disclosed. The system is constructed as a modular RF coil system for an MR imaging apparatus and includes a fitted coil former constructed to have a shape and size so as to substantially conform to a breast of a patient to be imaged and a receiver coil array positioned on the fitted coil former and having a plurality of receiver coils arranged to form a coil array. At least one of a size of each of the plurality of receiver coils and a number of the plurality of receiver coils is based on a size of the fitted coil former. Based on its coil arrangement and its proximity to the breasts of the patient to be imaged, the receiver coil array of the modular RF coil system is capable of receiving MR data for parallel imaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignees: General Electric Company, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, Jr. University
    Inventors: Anderson Nnewihe, Brian Hargreaves, Bruce L. Daniel, Thomas Grafendorfer, Paul David Calderon, Fraser John Laing Robb
  • MULTI-CHANNEL BREAST MRI RADIO FREQUENCY RECEIVER COIL
    Publication number: 20110241683
    Abstract: A system and method for breast imaging is disclosed. The system is constructed as a modular RF coil system for an MR imaging apparatus and includes a fitted coil former constructed to have a shape and size so as to substantially conform to a breast of a patient to be imaged and a receiver coil array positioned on the fitted coil former and having a plurality of receiver coils arranged to form a coil array. At least one of a size of each of the plurality of receiver coils and a number of the plurality of receiver coils is based on a size of the fitted coil former. Based on its coil arrangement and its proximity to the breasts of the patient to be imaged, the receiver coil array of the modular RF coil system is capable of receiving MR data for parallel imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Anderson Nnewihe, Brian Hargreaves, Bruce L. Daniel, Thomas Grafendorfer, Paul David Calderon, Fraser John Laing Robb