MRI coil system for breast imaging
US6850065B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3678
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A RF receive coil system for imaging a breast on a human chest with a horizontal field MRI system includes a volume saddle coil adapted to be contoured about the chest; and a Helmholtz coil having a lower portion adapted to be contoured about the chest and an upper portion adapted to be above the chest The coils are operable in quadrature mode.
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