Low field SQUID MRI devices, components and methods

Details Low field SQUID MRI devices, components and methods Low field SQUID MRI devices, components and methods

2011-08-30

2011-08-30

Shrivastav, Brij B (Department: 2858)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

C324S306000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08008914

ABSTRACT:
Low field SQUID MRI devices, components and methods are disclosed. They include a portable low field (SQUID)-based MRI instrument and a portable low field SQUID-based MRI system to be operated under a bed where a subject is adapted to be located. Also disclosed is a method of distributing wires on an image encoding coil system adapted to be used with an NMR or MRI device for analyzing a sample or subject and a second order superconducting gradiometer adapted to be used with a low field SQUID-based MRI device as a sensing component for an MRI signal related to a subject or sample.

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