Actively shielded orthogonal gradient coils for wrist imaging

Details Actively shielded orthogonal gradient coils for wrist imaging Actively shielded orthogonal gradient coils for wrist imaging

1994-06-30

1997-08-12

Casler, Brian L.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

324318, 324322, A61B 5055

Patent

active

056555334

ABSTRACT:
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes main field coils (10) for generating a temporally uniform magnetic field longitudinally through a central bore (12). A whole body gradient magnetic field coil (30) and radio frequency coil (36) are disposed around the bore. An insertable coil assembly (40) includes an insertable gradient coil, a radio frequency coil (74) and a radio frequency shield (76). The insertable gradient coil includes a pair (62, 64) of x-gradient windings (FIGS. 3 and 4), a pair (66, 68) of y-gradient windings (FIGS. 5 and 6), and a pair (70, 72) of z-gradient windings (FIGS. 7 and 8), which are wrapped around inner and outer surfaces of a dielectric former (60). The x, y, and z insertable gradient coil pairs are configured such that they generate uniform magnetic field gradients within the insertable coil assembly when its central axis is positioned transverse to the direction of the temporally uniform magnetic field generated by the main field coils. The insertable coil assembly is ideally suited for imaging a patient's wrist when the patient rests the insertable coil assembly with its wrist therein on the patient's thorax region transverse to the central bore of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus.

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