Magnetic resonance imaging system with integrated photon detector ring
US10470662B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/385
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging gradient coil assembly (110) includes a cylindrical coil carrier tube (129). The cylindrical coil carrier tube has an inner surface (125) and an outer surface (129). The cylindrical coil carrier tube has a cylindrical axis of symmetry (200). The cylindrical coil carrier tube has a center (203). The cylindrical coil carrier tube has a photon detector ring receptacle (122) recessed into the inner surface of the cylindrical coil carrier tube. The detector ring receptacle is centered about the center. The photon detector ring receptacle includes side walls (126) formed from the cylindrical carrier tube and a solid back wall (128) formed from the cylindrical carrier tube. The magnetic resonance imaging gradient coil assembly further includes a set of magnetic resonance imaging gradient coils (208, 210) attached to the cylindrical coil carrier tube.
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