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Coil decoupling in magnetic resonance imaging

US8035382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

28Claims

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Assignee

m2m Imaging Corp. · US

Inventors

Jon T. DeVries · Cary, US
Erzhen Gao · Millburn, US
Ingmar Viohl · Milwaukee, US
Greig Scott · Palo Alto, US
Kamal Vij · Chandler, US
Joseph R. Flicek · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2005
Grant date	Oct 11, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 24, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/365
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A radio frequency coil array (50) includes at least first (501) and second (502) receive coils. A flux pipe (52) includes electrically connected first (2521) and second (2522) loop coils. The first (2521) and second (2522) loop coils are coupled to the respective first and second receive coils. The flux pipe (52) reduces mutual inductance between the first (501) and second (502) receive coils.

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