Global Patent Index - EP 1326532 A2

EP 1326532 A2 20030716 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NEUROIMAGING

Title (en)

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING NEUROIMAGING

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG VON NEURONALER BILDGEBUNG

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET APPAREIL D'EXECUTION DE NEURO-IMAGERIE

Publication

EP 1326532 A2 20030716 (EN)

Application

EP 01981776 A 20011018

Priority

  • US 0132586 W 20011018
  • US 69408700 A 20001020

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0232306A2] The present invention relates to system and methods of performing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in awake animals. The invention utilizes head and body restrainers to position an awake animal relative to a radio frequency dual coil system operating in a high field magnetic resonance imaging system to provide images of high resolution without motion artifact.

IPC 1-7

A61B 5/055

IPC 8 full level

A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 5/055 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/4094 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/702 (2013.01 - US); G01R 33/34046 (2013.01 - EP); G01R 33/341 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/0042 (2013.01 - EP); G01R 33/34007 (2013.01 - EP); G01R 33/3453 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0232306A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0232306 A2 20020425; WO 0232306 A3 20030206; AU 1339602 A 20020429; CA 2426324 A1 20020425; CA 2426324 C 20100921; EP 1326532 A2 20030716

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0132586 W 20011018; AU 1339602 A 20011018; CA 2426324 A 20011018; EP 01981776 A 20011018