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Volume coil for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus

US7315167B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2006
Grant dateJan 1, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/34084
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A volume coil for a magnetic resonance (MR) tomography apparatus has a number of array coils or coil parts arranged on at least one coil carrier. The coil carrier annularly encloses or the coil carriers annularly encloses or enclose a cross-sectional area that can be varied by modifying the position of the coil carriers or parts thereof relative to one another.

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