Patent on Cervical Imaging Apparatus

Nikolay Viskusenko and Ergin Atalar has a new patent on an imaging device that allows high resolution MR imaging of cervical region. This device has been integrated into existing cervical radiation therapy device. It may be useful to obtain detailed information about the cervix before application of the therapeutic radiation. The US patent with patent number of 8,554,303 has been issued on Oct 8, 2013 after about two years of application process. The device has not been licensed.