Phased array RF coil module and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus using the same
US9632152B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 30, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3415
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A phased array RF coil module and an imaging apparatus using the same can receive a magnetic resonance signal generated from a target object at high receive sensitivity and improve a signal to noise ratio. The phased array RF coil module includes at least one first phased array RF coil unit generating a magnetic field having a component horizontal with the surface of a target object and a second phased array RF coil unit formed horizontally with the surface of the target object and generating a magnetic field having a component vertical to the surface of the target object. The imaging apparatus using the phased array RF coil module is a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus.
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