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Indication of a loading state of a flexible coil element

US12140650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL

Inventors

Peter Vernickel · Hamburg, DE
Christian Findeklee · Norderstedt, DE
Christoph Leussler · Hamburg, DE
Oliver Lips · Hamburg, DE
Ingo Schmale · Hamburg, DE
Peter Mazurkewitz · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 24, 2021
Grant date	Nov 12, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 16, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/546
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention also refers to a flexible coil element for a flexible coil array, for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus. The invention also refers to a flexible coil array, for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, for indicating a loading state of a flexible coil element being positioned on at least one inductive element. The invention also refers to a method for indicating a loading state of a flexible coil element being positioned on at least one inductive element. The flexible coil element is comprised by a flexible coil array, wherein the flexible coil array comprises at least one flexible coil element. Furthermore, the invention refers to a software package comprising instructions for carrying out the method steps.

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