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Receiver for a wireless magnetic resonance imaging scanner with notch-filters and a 90° hybrid couplers forming a complete circuit loop

US8138761B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventor

Mark Evans · Palm Bay, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2009
Grant date	Mar 20, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 16, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/3692
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A receiver for a wireless magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a pair of substantially identical notch filters (22, 23) each having an input and output and first and second 90 degree hybrid couplers (21, 24). The notch filters are coupled together at each input and output by the first and second 90 degree hybrid couplers respectively.

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