NMR tomography apparatus with combined radio frequency antenna and gradient coil
US5530351A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a combined radiofrequency antenna and gradient coil in a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, radiofrequency signals are coupled into conductor loops of the gradient coil so that these loops are operated as elements of a radiofrequency antenna. The installation space for a separate radiofrequency antenna can thus be saved. Given the same patient-receiving volume, the diameter of the cylindrical opening of a magnet or the spacing between pole shoes can be reduced, so that the magnets can be more economically built.
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