Radio-frequency coil array for resonance imaging analysis
US6850064B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34046
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An RF coil array is provided with increased S/N over the entire imaging FOV. The array design includes a first RF coil spanning the entire FOV, second and third RF coils which together span the entire FOV such that the entire system provides improved S/N over the imaging FOV. An aspect of the invention is the unusual combination of coils in one integrated structure, that are well isolated from one another and maintain preferred current distributions and mode orientations.
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