Spine: device to facilitate surface coil MR imaging.
A device was constructed to allow rapid adjustment of the position of a surface coil in magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the spine. The device consists of two sheets of acrylic plastic and a movable sled. The surface coil is placed on the sled and can be precisely moved superiorly or inferiorly with a cord attached to the sled. The device can save approximately 30 minutes during MR imaging of the entire spine and increases patient comfort and cooperation.
Williamson
M R
MR
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Nuclear Medicine, Little Rock 72205.
Angtuaco
E J
EJ
Jackson
J C
JC
Pruitt
W B
WB
D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology*