DENTAL RF COIL, HEAD-FIXING UNIT, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME
First Claim
1. An RF (Radio Frequency) coil unit comprising:
- an RF coil; and
a support frame assembly in which the RF coil is supported, the support frame assembly being formed corresponding to an attached part including at least one of a patient'"'"'s teeth and gums and the patient'"'"'s face part where the teeth and gums are positioned.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an MRI system, comprising: an examination table including a cradle in which a patient may be positioned; a magnetic assembly disposed in the examination table and including first and second electrode assemblies, the respective electrode surfaces of which are disposed so as to be perpendicularly spaced apart by a certain distance and opposite each other such that space for imaging may be formed therebetween; and an RF coil unit contactingly or contactlessly attached to a part of a patient to be examined or an attached part corresponding to the part to be examined, applying an RF pulse to the part of the patient to be examined, and detecting an MR signal from the examined part.
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15 Claims
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1. An RF (Radio Frequency) coil unit comprising:
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an RF coil; and a support frame assembly in which the RF coil is supported, the support frame assembly being formed corresponding to an attached part including at least one of a patient'"'"'s teeth and gums and the patient'"'"'s face part where the teeth and gums are positioned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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- 5. A head-fixing unit arranged on an examination table to fix a patient'"'"'s head not to be moved and comprising a lateral movement limiting part for limiting a backward movement and a lateral movement of the head.
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9. An MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) system comprising:
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an examination table having a cradle in which a patient is positioned; a magnetic assembly arranged on the examination table and having first and second electrode assemblies in which pole faces are perpendicularly spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval and opposed to each other such that an imaging space is formed; and an RF coil unit contactingly or contactlessly attached to one of the patient'"'"'s examined part and the patient'"'"'s attached part, the RF coil unit applying an RF pulse to the patient'"'"'s examined part and detecting an RF signal from the examined part. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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