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Radio-frequency coil and method for resonance imaging/analysis

US5999000A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 1998
Grant dateDec 7, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/3635
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An RF coil which includes an RF coil primary, an RF coil secondary, and coupling impedances that connect the two at several points along the coil peripheries. The coupling impedances are primarily reactive, and may be fixed or variable, depending on the purpose of use.

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