Open-type magnet device for MRI
US6856223B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3806
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An open-type magnet device for MRI includes a pair of upper and lower magnet assemblies, and shims are provided on opposite sides of their cooling containers and/or in holes passing through central portions of the cooling containers so as to facilitate providing a highly homogeneous static magnetic field.
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