Flexible open quadrature highpass ladder structure RF surface coil in magnetic resonance imaging
US6169401A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3678
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A magnetic imaging apparatus generates a main magnetic field longitudinally through an image region and excites magnetic resonance in selected nuclei in a patient or subject disposed in the image area. The resonating nuclei generate radio frequency magnetic resonance signals which are received by a quadrature highpass ladder surface coil (D). The highpass ladder coil includes a central leg 34 having a capacitive element C.sub.v disposed symmetrically about a midpoint 44. A like number of additional legs 30, 32, 36, 38 are disposed parallel to and symmetrically on opposite side of the central leg. Side elements 40, 42 include capacitive elements C.sub.A which interconnect adjacent ends of each of the legs. The capacitive elements are disposed symmetrically about the midpoint 44 and are selected such that the coil supports at least two intrinsic resonant modes including an odd mode 50 and an even mode 52. The even mode is sensitive to fields in the plane of the coil and the odd mode is sensitive to fields in a plane orthogonal to the coil.
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