Patent ID: 6611702
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
An incubator arrangement for use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system:a base; a support table attached to said base and moveable thereon, said support able adapted to move to be disposed within an imaging space of said MRI system; a subject support unit attached to said support table and moveable thereon, said subject support unit being adapted to support an infant; an enclosure attached to said support table and adapted for receiving said infant on said subject support unit, said enclosure further comprising sliding access panels to provide physical access to said infant, said enclosure being adapted to maintain a selected environment and being further adapted to permit a coupling of a plurality of life support mechanisms to said infant, said enclosure further adapted to provide visual access to said subject; and, a radiofrequency (RF) coil disposed within said enclosure and adapted to receive at least a portion of said infant, said RF coil being adapted to provide visual and physical access to said infant, and being further adapted to obtain a selected signal to noise ratio.