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Magnetic resonance imaging device with asymmetric field generation unit

US11899084B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Michael Mallett · Witney, GB
Adrian Mark Thomas · Shrewsbury, GB
Matthias Gebhardt · Erlangen, DE
Stephan Biber · Erlangen, DE
Andreas Krug · Bad Mergentheim, DE
Stefan Popescu · Erlangen, DE
Lars Lauer · Neunkirchen, DE
Andreas Greiser · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 28, 2022
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/56
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance imaging device may include a field generator for generating at least one magnetic gradient field. The field generator may include a first magnet and a second magnet confining an imaging volume of the magnetic resonance imaging device in two spatial directions. The first magnet and the second magnet may be arranged asymmetrically with respect to the imaging volume. The magnetic resonance imaging device may be used to perform a method for acquiring an image of a diagnostically relevant body region of a patient.

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