Receiving device for a magnetic resonance imaging system
US7852085B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 8, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/5659
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A receiving device for an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) system has multiple receiving coils. In the same imaging acceleration direction, a junction region is formed between adjacent receiving coils. An additional receiving coil is arranged on the junction region. The additional receiving coil covers at least partially a line of strong phase variation in sensitivity at the boundary of said junction region. This receiving device alleviates the problem of poor sensitivity to MRI signals in the junction region in the imaging acceleration direction, so as to improve the imaging quality in the junction region, and thus improving the overall imaging quality.
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