Receive coil for mri breast imaging
AssigneeFUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
InventorsChristophor Napier, Errol Brissett, Dan DeLeon, Mark Richard
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AssigneeFUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
InventorsChristophor Napier, Errol Brissett, Dan DeLeon, Mark Richard
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An MRI system for imaging a human breast region of a patient comprising a breast coil comprising a housing including a top portion, a bottom portion, a left support portion, and a right support portion wherein the top portion, bottom portion, and left support portion define a left cup opening, and the top portion, bottom portion, and right support portion define a right cup opening; and a receive coil configured to image the breast region of the patient; wherein the bottom portion of the housing comprises: a first side adjacent a spine coil, the first side and the spine coil each being disposed on a tabletop; and a second side overlapping a top surface of the spine coil such that a top surface of the bottom portion is approximately horizontal.
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system for imaging a human breast region of a patient, the MRI system comprising:
A method of operating an MRI system to image a human breast region of a patient, the method comprising:
A breast coil for imaging a human breast region of a patient, the breast coil comprising:
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