Method and apparatus for NMR imaging
US6836118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3664
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) imaging. The subject method and apparatus are advantageous with respect to the use of RF coils for receiving signals in NMR scanners. The subject invention can utilize multiple coils to, for example, improve the signal to noise, increase the coverage area, and/or reduce the acquisition time. The use of multiple smaller surface or volume coils to receive NMR signals from the sample can increase the signal to noise ratio compared to a larger coil that has the same field of view and coverage area.
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