Adjustable mri head coil apparatus and mri system
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsVictor Taracila, Miguel A. Navarro, Darren C. Gregan, Kolman Juhasz, Sarah G. Leversee, Fraser J. Robb
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Abstract
An adjustable MRI head coil apparatus and MRI system include a fixture and a plurality of plates attached to the fixture. Each of the plurality of plates includes a plurality of RF receive elements arranged in a fixed orientation. The adjustable MRI head coil apparatus and MRI system also include an actuator mechanism configured to adjust the relative position of each of the plurality of plates in order to fit a variety of different patient head sizes.
Claims24
An adjustable MRI head coil apparatus comprising:
- a fixture;
- a plurality of plates, each of the plurality of plates comprising a plurality of RF receive elements arranged in a fixed orientation, wherein each of the plurality of plates is attached to the fixture;
- and
- an actuator mechanism configured to adjust the relative position of each of the plurality of plates in order to allow the plurality of plates to fit a variety of different patient head sizes.
An adjustable MRI head coil apparatus comprising:
- a fixture;
- a front plate comprising a first plurality of RF receive elements;
- a first pivot connecting the front plate to the fixture;
- a left plate comprising a second plurality of RF receive elements;
- a second pivot connecting the left plate to the fixture;
- a right plate comprising a third plurality of RF receive elements;
- a third pivot connecting the right plate to the fixture;
- and
- an actuator mechanism configured to adjust the position of the front plate, the left plate, and the right plate with respect to the fixture.
An MRI system comprising:
- a superconducting magnet configured to generate a B0 field;
- an RF body coil disposed inside the superconducting magnet;
- and
- an adjustable MRI head coil apparatus comprising:
- a fixture;
- a plurality of plates attached to the fixture, wherein each of the plurality of plates comprises a plurality of RF receive elements arranged in a fixed orientation;
- and
- an actuator mechanism configured to adjust the relative positioning of each of the plurality of plates with respect to the fixture in order to allow the plurality of plates to fit a variety of different patient head sizes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.