Patent ID: 11971465
Assignee: HYPERFINE OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 11:
12. A method, comprising:
imaging a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the MRI system comprising:
at least one permanent B0 magnet to contribute a magnetic field to a B0 magnetic field for the MM system; and
a ferromagnetic frame configured to capture and direct at least some of the magnetic field generated by the at least one permanent B0 magnet, the ferromagnetic frame comprising:
a first post having a first end and a second end;
a first multi-pronged member coupled to the first end and comprising a stem and two prongs coupled to the stem; and
a second multi-pronged member coupled to the second end,
wherein the first and second multi-pronged members support the at least one permanent B0 magnet.