Patent №
US 8,093,896
Granted
2012-01-10
Filed 2009
Owner
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Lab
AI components
1
vision
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
12442235
The present invention relates to a spherical design for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coil to provide a compact and light-weight highly uniform magnetic field for a variety of medical imaging applications. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a transportable MRI system in which the spherical electromagnet can be worn like a helmet by patients for diagnosis and assessment of traumatic brain injuries, for example.
AI classification
Ownership
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
assignment · 239640427
Assignors
ZAHN, MARKUS
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.