INFLATABLE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SENSING COIL DEVICE

摘要

An inflatable coil positioning device (10) includes a coil (38), a first inflatable sleeve (12) disposed radially about the coil (38) and a second inflatable sleeve (14) disposed radially within the coil (38). The first inflatable sleeve (12) and the second inflatable sleeve (14) each include at least two sections. The coil (38) is placed about a target section (22) of the patient to be imaged. The second inflatable sleeve (14) is inflated until the coil (38) is securely mounted on the target section (22). The mounted coil (38) and target section of the patient are then placed within a predetermined section of a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging magnet (24). The first inflatable sleeve (12) is inflated until the mounted coil (38) and target section (22) of the patient are securely retained within the predetermined section of the magnet (24).