Magnetic resonance imaging coils
US7912531B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 19, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34076
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus including a device such as a catheter or guidewire having dimensions suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient; and a magnetic resonance (MR) compatible antenna associated with the device in a manner that provides a prescribed radial and/or longitudinal orientation of the antenna at a point of interest within a blood vessel of a patient. An antenna suitable for radial and/or longitudinal orientation. A method including inserting a medical device having an antenna capable of transmitting radio frequency signals in a blood vessel of a patient and radially and/or longitudinally orienting the antenna at a point of interest within a blood vessel of a patient.
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