Patent ID: 7526330
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. Magnetic resonance scanning apparatus for imaging parts of a human head of a person comprising: a plurality of RF coils configured to receive an RF signal including a lower pair of RF coils and an upper pair of RF coils; a lower part; and an upper part, wherein said lower part has an upper wall configured to provide support for the back of the human head, said lower pair of RF coils is rigidly mounted within the lower part adjacent the upper wall, said upper part has a rigid structure supporting said upper pair of RF coils, each of said RF coils are located on a concave surface configured to curve circumferentially around the human head and curve longitudinally around the human head when located within the apparatus, each of said upper pair of RF coils has an outer boundary configured to follow a contour between the eyes, around the bridge of a nose and below a respective eye of the human head when located within the apparatus to allow the nose to extend between said upper pair of RF coils, whereby a close spacing is facilitated between the RF coils and an upper part of the human head including a part which is adjacent to the eyes, and said apparatus further comprises goggles attachable to the lower part and configured to press directly on the face of the person to resist the movement of their head.