Multiple quadrature volume coils for magnetic resonance imaging
US5543711A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34046
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A birdcage coil (42) and a quadrature coil pair which are disposed in a partially overlapping but electrically isolated relationship within a static magnetic field generated by a main field magnet (10). The birdcage coil preferably has twelve legs, has eight-fold symmetry, and is tuned to have two linear modes aligned with first and second orthogonal axes. The quadrature coil includes a first or upper coil portion (90) having an even-number of legs and a mode aligned with a third axis. A second or bottom quadrature coil (92) has an odd-number of legs and has a mode which is aligned with a fourth axis, preferably orthogonal to the third axis. Received resonance signals of the two modes of the birdcage coil are combined (66) and digitized (64); resonance signals received in the first and second modes of the quadrature coil pair are combined (66) and digitized (64). The digitized magnetic resonance signals are reconstructed (72) into an image representation, selective portions of which are displayed on a video monitor (52). Biasing voltages (106) are selectively applied to the birdcage and quadrature coils in order to deactivate one of the coils such that only the other coil receives …
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