Patent · US Active

Whole body coil assembly for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

US7701216B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Jian Du · Nanhu, CN
Jian Hua Pei · Nanhu, CN
Yao Xing · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2008
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/288
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

To reduce high SAR values in the field of magnetic resonance imaging, and particularly with a whole body coil assembly for an MRI apparatus, at least a bracket is added between the supporting tube of a whole body coil assembly and the connecting copper sheet in order to radially raise the connecting copper sheet and the capacitors away from the human body. In addition to effectively solving the problem of a high SAR value, at the same time no significant loss of the imaging performance occurs. Moreover, the structure is simple, so the costs of modification or production are low.

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