Quadrature radio frequency coil for magnetic resonance imaging
US5602479A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34046
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, a radio frequency coil (40) is disposed closely adjacent the patient's head. The radio frequency coil includes a first annular ring (80, 114) around the patient's head from which a first plurality of legs (82, 116) extend. Opposite legs are interconnected equidistant from the first annular ring to form a virtual ground connection (84, 118). In the embodiment of FIG. 6, a second annular ring (120) is disposed parallel to the first annular ring with a second plurality of legs (122) extending between the first and second annular rings. By adjusting a ratio .rho. of the current flow in the loops defined by the first legs, the first annular ring and virtual ground relative to the current loops defined by the second legs and the first and second annular rings, the linearity of the B.sub.1 field within the head coil is selectively adjustable (FIG. 8).
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