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Method for calculating conductor paths in a switched gradient coil system, and magnetic resonance tomography apparatus employing such a switched gradient coil system

US6717409B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Ralph Kimmlingen · Zirndorf, DE
Johann Schuster · Oberasbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 2002
Grant date	Apr 6, 2004
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/385
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method for calculating conductor tracks of a gradient coil in a gradient coils for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus and a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus employing such a gradient coil system, conductor tracks are calculated for a primary coil with multiple conductor bundles, and for a second coil which shields the primary coil, as well as for at least one booster coil that is interconnected with the conductor bundles of the primary coil, and with the secondary coil, so that a number of different homogeneity volumes can be produced at the center of the gradient coil system.

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