Patent ID: 6317618
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A transportable magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:a transportable platform;a magnetic resonance imaging system mounted onto said transportable platform, said magnetic resonance imaging system including a magnetic structure having a pair of spaced apart magnets bounding an imaging volume of sufficient shape and size to accommodate a patient's body part for imaging;a host computer mounted on the transportable platform and coupled to the magnetic structure so as to process and display a magnetic resonance image;a magnetic flux suppressor provided on the transportable platform; anda positioning assembly configured to move the magnetic structure between a first position in which the pair of spaced apart magnets are positioned within the magnetic flux suppressor so as to suppress the magnetic flux of the pair of spaced apart magnets, and a second position in which the pair of spaced apart magnets are deployed in an arrangement suitable for magnetic resonance imaging.