System and method of electrically loading radio-frequency coils using conductive polymers
US7081752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/58
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method including an apparatus for use in electrically loading RF coils of an MRI system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a polymer interdispersed with an electrically conductive additive such that the apparatus provides the necessary electrical loading of the RF coils for testing and calibration of the MRI system but is free of liquid. Furthermore, the apparatus is capable of providing the requisite electrical load in high magnet magnetic fields without introducing image distortion as a result of standing waves within the apparatus.
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