System and method of elliptically driving an MRI Coil

Details System and method of elliptically driving an MRI Coil System and method of elliptically driving an MRI Coil

2006-11-14

2006-11-14

Shrivastav, Brij B. (Department: 2859)

Electricity: measuring and testing

Particle precession resonance

Spectrometer components

C324S322000

Reexamination Certificate

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07135864

ABSTRACT:
An RF coil apparatus for generating an elliptical polarization field includes an RF coil assembly having a pair of independent drive channels connected thereto. The drive channels are driven such that an elliptical polarization field is generated in a volume-of-interest within the RF coil assembly. The elliptical polarization field is generated about a subject having a generally elliptical cross-section disposed within the volume-of-interest.

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