Electromagnet devices compatible with magnetic resonance and MRI devices where circulating current directions alternate between coil groups separated by elevation angles between 26.25 and 55 degrees
US8698499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 24, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01F7/202
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electromagnet device which generates magnetic field in the direction perpendicular to the inserting direction of an inspection subject is reduced in size and weight by removing unnecessary arrangement as much as possible. A magnetic resonance imaging device is also provided. The electromagnet device comprises a first coil (31) through which a first circular current (J1) circulates forward, a second coil (32) through which a second circular current (J2) circulates reversely, and a coil group (30) through which a plurality of circular currents (J3-J6) circulate alternately forward and reversely. The first coil (30), the second coil (32) and the coil group (30) are arranged in this order to increase the angle of elevation θ (θ1<θ2<θ3), and a blank region (S) not including the second coil (32) and the coil group (30) exists in the angular region between the angles of elevation θ2 and θ3.
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