Method for improving magnetic resonance imaging of the breast
AssigneeORGAMEND Inc.
InventorLauren Brasile
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Abstract
The present invention provides a fat saturation device to be used in conjunction with a magnetice resonance imaging (MRI) breast coil, which provides padding for the comfort of the patient being imaged while eliminating the skin-air interface, thereby reducing the level of artefacts in the image. The device comprises a coil surface pad that contacts the surface of the coil, the pad having apertures therein through which the patients breasts extend when the patient is positioned on the coil for imaging. Aperture sleeves that are removable or retractable extend from the bottom surface of the coil surface into the apertures of the breast coil. The device comprises a fat saturation material.
Claims10
A device for enhancing magnetic resonance imaging of a breast, said device comprising:
- a pad adapted for use in conjunction with a magnetic resonance imaging breast coil, said pad comprising a pair of apertures therethrough for receiving the breast and a flexible sleeve that extends downwardly from said pad, said sleeve being disposed in each of said apertures of the pad so that said sleeve extends into corresponding apertures of said magnetic resonance imaging breast coil, wherein said flexible sleeve is continuous with the pad so that the intersection of the pad and sleeve conforms snuggly to a portion of the breast near the chest wall and wherein said pad and sleeve comprise a fat saturation material.
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