Methods and apparatus for MRI shims
US7271591B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/389
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method includes heating a MRI shim with a heater to reduce a temperature rise per unit of time during a gradient operation of a MRI system.
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