B0 magnet methods and apparatus for a magnetic resonance imaging system
US11215685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3873
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for providing a B0 magnetic field for a magnetic resonance imaging system. The apparatus includes at least one first B0 magnet configured to produce a first magnetic field to contribute to the B0 magnetic field for the magnetic resonance imaging system, the at least one first B0 magnet comprising a first plurality of permanent magnet rings including at least two rings with respective different heights.
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