Magnetic resonance gradient sheet coils
US5424643A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/4215
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging machine includes a toroidal vacuum dewer (24) which contains a superconducting magnet (10). A radio frequency coil (32) is mounted within a cylindrical bore (26) of the vacuum dewer. A cylindrical, dielectric former (46) supports an RF shield (34), a z-gradient coil (50), an x-gradient coil (52), and a y-gradient coil (54). The x and y-gradient coils are each composed of four like spiral coil constructions. A metallic layer is cut with cut lines (64) to define a generally spiral coil winding pattern. In a high current density region (68) in which the coil windings are narrower than a preselected width, the cut lines (76) are thinner. In lower current density regions (70), the cut lines (78) are thicker. In lower current density regions, two cut lines are defined between adjacent coil windings such that the coil windings are limited to a maximum width. Conductive islands (80) defined in the lower current density areas which are large enough to support detrimental eddy currents are preferably removed or at least modified such that their ability to support detrimental eddy currents is curtailed.
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