MRI developer Magna-Lab of Lynnfield, MA, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York City have received a U.S. patent for a noninvasive, expandable MRI receiving coil. The product, called the Illuminator Probe, operates in conjunction with existing MRI systems to generate diagnostic-quality images of the major structures of the heart, including the aortic arch, the descending aorta, and the coronary vessels of the heart.
This device consists of an MRI micro-receiver coil that is introduced through the patient’s esophagus and positioned behind the heart. The placement of the receiver significantly increases the probe’s signal-to-noise ratio, providing the contrasting resolution necessary for imaging tiny structures of the heart, according to the company.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersSeptember 13, 2002
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