MRI scanner and method for modular patient handling
US6934574B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/704
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An MRI scanner that includes a magnet with poles having substantially vertical pole surfaces and a removable positioner for supporting a patient within a gap in the pole surfaces. A method of positioning a patient within a gap formed by vertical pole surfaces in an MRI scanner. The method includes selecting a first patient positioner and inserting the first patient positioner into the gap between vertical pole surfaces in the MRI scanner.
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