Method and apparatus for reducing acoustic noise in MRI scanners
US6810990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3854
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A technique for reducing acoustic noise emitted by a magnetic resonance imaging system includes providing energy dampening elements in the scanner, such as within the gradient coil assembly, between the gradient coil assembly and the primary magnet, and around the outer and inner peripheries of the primary magnet and RF coil. The elements may be formed to conform to the structures of the scanner, and may be tile-like elements which can be fitted to new scanners and retrofitted to existing equipment.
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