Magnetic resonance imaging
First Claim
1. A neonate imaging system comprising:
- a neonate magnetic resonance imaging system; and
a mobile neonate incubator system having a continuous, controlled environment adapted for connection to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system through an incubator docking connection and adapted for separation from the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, the mobile neonate incubator system having an extendable and retractable carriage configured to shuttle a neonate between the mobile neonate incubator system and the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system,wherein the mobile neonate incubator system, when connected to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, has the continuous, controlled environment with the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system.
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Abstract
A neonate imaging system is provided. The neonate imaging system includes a neonate magnetic resonance imaging system and a mobile neonate incubator system adapted for connection to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system. The mobile neonate incubator system has an extendable and retractable carriage configured to shuttle the neonate between the mobile neonate incubator system and the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system. A neonate magnetic resonance imaging system is also provided. The neonate magnetic resonance imaging system includes a cylindrical magnet. The cylindrical magnet has a bore with dimensions that approximate dimensions of the neonate. A mobile neonate incubator system is further provided. The mobile neonate incubator system has an extendable and retractable neonate shuttling carriage.
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39 Claims
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1. A neonate imaging system comprising:
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a neonate magnetic resonance imaging system; and a mobile neonate incubator system having a continuous, controlled environment adapted for connection to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system through an incubator docking connection and adapted for separation from the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, the mobile neonate incubator system having an extendable and retractable carriage configured to shuttle a neonate between the mobile neonate incubator system and the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein the mobile neonate incubator system, when connected to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, has the continuous, controlled environment with the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A neonate magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
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a housing; a cylindrical magnet inside the housing, the cylindrical magnet having a bore with dimensions that approximate dimensions of the neonate; and an incubator docking connection on the housing and having at least one connection point that is operable to prevent insertion of a neonate carriage into the bore, the at least one connection point operable to prevent extension of the neonate carriage until a closed, controlled environment of the neonate carriage is equalized with a closed, controlled environment of the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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a neonate magnetic resonance imaging system; a mobile neonate incubator system having a continuous, controlled environment having an extendable and retractable neonate shuttling carriage and having an incubator docking connection, the incubator docking connection having complementary mating connection points to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, the incubator docking connection adapted for separation from the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, the carriage configured to shuttle a neonate between the mobile neonate incubator system and the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein the mobile neonate incubator system, when connected to the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system, has the continuous, controlled environment with the neonate magnetic resonance imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A combined closed environment and imaging apparatus comprising:
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an imaging system having an imaging bore and configured to acquire diagnostic imaging data of a medical patient; and a mobile carrier having a docking connection that is adapted for connection to the imaging system and adapted for separation from the imaging system, the mobile carrier configured to shuttle a neonate to and from the imaging system, the mobile carrier supporting a continuous closed environment patient housing that is configured to allow placement of the continuous closed environment patient housing in the imaging bore without removal of the continuous closed environment patient housing from the mobile carrier, the continuous closed environment patient housing being operable to equalize the continuous closed environment in the continuous closed environment patient housing with another closed environment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A neonatal incubator comprising:
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a mobile carrier; a docking connection; and a neonate carriage providing a controlled environment for a neonate and supported by the mobile carrier, the neonate carriage extendable and retractable into a controlled environment of an imaging bore of a medical scanner to allow imaging of a neonate without removal of the neonate carriage from the mobile carrier, the neonate carriage operable to shuttle a neonate into the controlled environment of the medical scanner, the neonate carriage being operable to equalize the controlled environment of the neonate carriage with the controlled environment of the medical scanner and have a continuous controlled environment with the controlled environment of the medical scanner. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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Specification