MR field probes with additional windings for improving the homogeneity and localizing the measuring volume

US10168399B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Robert Rehner · Fairview Avenue, DE
• Markus Vester · Koblenzer Straße, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 15, 2016
• Grant date: Jan 1, 2019
• Expiry date: Feb 4, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01R33/56563
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The embodiments relate to a method and field probes for measuring a static and/or in particular a dynamic magnetic field in an imaging magnetic resonance tomography system, wherein the field probe includes a body surrounded by a coil. The coil includes a middle or center winding section and at least one or two outer winding sections.