EP 1126783 A1 20010829 - TRANSESOPHAGEAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS
Title (en)
TRANSESOPHAGEAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR ANALYSE VON TRANSÖSOPHAGEALER MAGNETISCHER RESONANZ
Title (fr)
PROCEDE D'ANALYSE PAR RESONANCE MAGNETIQUE ET APPAREIL CORRESPONDANT
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9925937 W 19991103
- US 10677298 P 19981103
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0025673A1] A method of trans-esophageal magnetic resonance analysis of a patient, such as an animal or human, includes providing a non-loop antenna (84), such as a coil or solenoid coil. The non-loop antenna is received within a Levin-type gastric tube (62). The gastric tube which receives the non-loop antenna is inserted in the esophagus of the patient. A tuning, matching and de-coupling circuit (12) is electrically connected to a magnetic resonance imaging scanner (18). The magnetic resonance imaging scanner (18) is employed to provide magnetic resonance imaging or spectroscopic analysis of an intra-Thoracic structure, such as the aorta, of the patient.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G01R 33/34 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G01R 33/34053 (2013.01); G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); G01R 33/3657 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0025673 A1 20000511; AU 1341000 A 20000522; CA 2349458 A1 20000511; EP 1126783 A1 20010829; EP 1126783 A4 20060322
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9925937 W 19991103; AU 1341000 A 19991103; CA 2349458 A 19991103; EP 99956899 A 19991103