Systems, methods and apparatus for an endo-rectal receive-only probe
US7945308B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/287
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which a compact pod insertable into the rectum for Magnetic Resonance Imaging/Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) examination of the prostate and containing two receive coils, each connected to transmit blocking and pre-tuned trap circuitry which can be superimposed within the pod in close proximity, can, without either circuit interfering with the other, efficiently gather, for imaging and tissue analysis, radio frequency signals emanating from magnetically disturbed nuclei in prostate tissue.
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