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Arrangement of coils for MRI apparatus

US9513353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

The University Of Queensland · AU

Inventors

Quang Minh Tieng · Brisbane, AU
Viktor Vegh · Brisbane, AU
Ian Malcolm Brereton · Forsayth, AU

Key dates

Filing date	May 7, 2009
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/3815
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of determining a magnet arrangement for use in magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, the method including, determining a function representing current densities required within a magnet region to generate a field, determining a current density distribution required to generate a desired field, using the function and determining the magnet arrangement using the current density distribution, the magnet arrangement including a number of current carrying coils arranged within the magnet region.

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