Three dimensional MRI RF coil unit capable of parallel imaging

Details Three dimensional MRI RF coil unit capable of parallel imaging Three dimensional MRI RF coil unit capable of parallel imaging

2005-08-16

2005-08-16

Shrivastav, Brij (Department: 2859)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

Spectrometer components

C600S421000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06930481

ABSTRACT:
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus acquires magnetic resonance signals by the PI method using an RF coil unit having basic coils serving as surface coils which are arrayed with at least two coils along a static magnetic field direction (z direction) and at least two coils along each of two orthogonal x, y directions. The coils are divided into an upper unit and a lower unit. The upper unit and lower unit are fixed by a band or the like to allow them to be mounted on an object to be examined. The signals detected by the respective surface coils are sent to a data processing system through independent receiver units and formed into a magnetic resonance image.

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