Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Spectrometer components
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Arana, Louis M. (Department: 2859)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Spectrometer components
C324S318000, C333S227000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10367489
ABSTRACT:
An RF coil suitable for use in imaging systems is provided which coil has a dielectric filled cavity formed by a surrounding conducting enclosure, the conducting enclosure preferably being patterned to form continuous electrical paths around the cavity, each of which paths may be tuned to a selected resonant frequency. The patterning breaks up any currents induced in the coil and shortens path lengths to permit higher frequency, and thus higher field strength operation. The invention also includes improved mechanisms for tuning the resonant frequency of the paths, for selectively detuning the paths, for applying signal to the coil, for shortening the length of the coil and for controlling the field profile of the coil and the delivery of field to the object to the image.
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Arana Louis M.
Crompton Seager & Tufte LLC
The General Hospital Corporation
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