Superconducting open MRI magnet with transverse magnetic field
US6950001B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3815
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to magnets and to magnetic resonance imaging systems. The magnet is open with magnetic coils arranged in quadrant, separated about two perpendicular planes, a midplane and a plane of reflection, and wherein the windings are configured such that, in operation, current flow is symmetrical about the plane of reflection and anti-symmetrical about the midplane, to produce a nett magnetic field at the center in a direction perpendicular to the plane of reflection.
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