Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Spectrometer components
Patent
1996-03-19
1998-03-17
Arana, Louis M.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Spectrometer components
324322, G01V 300
Patent
active
057291411
ABSTRACT:
In a magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein a subject to be imaged is supported within a bore of a magnet assembly and exposed to radio frequency (RF) energy emitted from an excitation coil, gradient coils and an RF screen are disposed within the region of the bore exteriorly to an excitation coil and are configured with a split or open region facing sections of the excitation coil for reduced image currents in the gradient coils and the RF screen from RF field generated by the excitation coil. The X gradient coil is reduced to two enlarged coil sections to the left and to the right of the bore. The two opposed sections of the X gradient coil, the two opposed sections of the Y gradient coil, and the opposed pairs of sections of the Z gradient coil are spaced apart at the top and the bottom of the bore for reduced interaction with the excitation coil section located at the top and the bottom of the bore. Thereby, the space between the excitation coil and the shield can be reduced. A more accurate image is developed with greater efficiency in terms of electric power.
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Domigan Paul
Hass Mathew Arnold
Arana Louis M.
Intermagnetics General Corporation
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