3T Multinuclear and Proton Composite Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    1.
    发明申请
    3T Multinuclear and Proton Composite Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging 有权
    3T多核和质子复合阵列用于磁共振成像

    公开(公告)号:US20150362569A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-17

    申请号:US14247125

    申请日:2014-04-07

    摘要: The present invention is a dual resonant breast coil design for combined sodium and proton breast MRI with increased SNR at 3T when compared to a coil with a single proton and sodium channel. The coil consists of a 7-channel sodium receive phased array, a large sodium transmit coil, and a 4-channel hydrogen transceive array. An interleaved overlapping coil layout is used to reduce coupling between sodium and proton coil elements. The new composite array coil demonstrates a 2-5× improvement in SNR for sodium imaging when compared to a simple single-loop dual resonant design.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种双共振乳房线圈设计,用于组合钠和质子乳房MRI,与具有单个质子和钠通道的线圈相比,在3T时具有增加的SNR。 线圈由7通道钠接收相控阵,大钠发射线圈和4通道氢收发阵列组成。 使用交错重叠线圈布局来减少钠和质子线圈元件之间的耦合。 与简单的单回路双谐振设计相比,新的复合阵列线圈显示了钠成像的SNR提高了2-5倍。

    Linear phase microstrip radio frequency transmit coils
    2.
    发明授权
    Linear phase microstrip radio frequency transmit coils 有权
    线性相微带射频发射线圈

    公开(公告)号:US09057767B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-06-16

    申请号:US13465864

    申请日:2012-05-07

    摘要: Systems, devices and methods provide an RF coil which produces a field having linear phase variation across an imaging volume. In one embodiment, a coil comprises multiple microstrip elements configured to have an increased effective electrical length. This increase in electrical length allows for a larger linear phase shifts over the length of the microstrip element which in turn increases linear phase variation capabilities. This may be accomplished by increasing the effective dielectric properties of the microstrip element. Increasing the effective dielectric may be accomplished by utilizing distributed capacitors along the length of a microstrip element (e.g. lumped element capacitors), by altering the materials used to fabricate the microstrip element, etc. Additionally, increasing the effective dielectric may be accomplished using a combination of these means. Embodiments may further enable linear phase variation along the imaging volume at high frequencies, such as frequencies utilized for 3 T and above MRI devices.

    摘要翻译: 系统,装置和方法提供RF线圈,其产生在成像体积上具有线性相位变化的场。 在一个实施例中,线圈包括配置成具有增加的有效电长度的多个微带元件。 电长度的这种增加允许在微带线元件的长度上产生较大的线性相移,这又增加了线性相位变化能力。 这可以通过增加微带元件的有效介电性能来实现。 通过改变用于制造微带线元件的材料等,通过利用沿着微带元件(例如集总元件电容器)的长度的分布式电容器来实现增加有效电介质。另外,增加有效电介质可以使用组合 的这些手段。 实施例还可以在诸如用于3T及以上MRI装置的频率的高频下沿成像体积进行线性相位变化。

    Linear Phase Microstrip Radio Frequency Transmit Coils
    3.
    发明申请
    Linear Phase Microstrip Radio Frequency Transmit Coils 有权
    线性相微带射频线圈

    公开(公告)号:US20120280685A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-08

    申请号:US13465864

    申请日:2012-05-07

    IPC分类号: G01R33/341 G01R33/54

    摘要: Systems, devices and methods provide an RF coil which produces a field having linear phase variation across an imaging volume. In one embodiment, a coil comprises multiple microstrip elements configured to have an increased effective electrical length. This increase in electrical length allows for a larger linear phase shifts over the length of the microstrip element which in turn increases linear phase variation capabilities. This may be accomplished by increasing the effective dielectric properties of the microstrip element. Increasing the effective dielectric may be accomplished by utilizing distributed capacitors along the length of a microstrip element (e.g. lumped element capacitors), by altering the materials used to fabricate the microstrip element, etc. Additionally, increasing the effective dielectric may be accomplished using a combination of these means. Embodiments may further enable linear phase variation along the imaging volume at high frequencies, such as frequencies utilized for 3 T and above MRI devices.

    摘要翻译: 系统,装置和方法提供RF线圈,其产生在成像体积上具有线性相位变化的场。 在一个实施例中,线圈包括配置成具有增加的有效电长度的多个微带元件。 电长度的这种增加允许在微带线元件的长度上产生较大的线性相移,这又增加了线性相位变化能力。 这可以通过增加微带元件的有效介电性能来实现。 通过改变用于制造微带线元件的材料等,通过利用沿着微带元件(例如集总元件电容器)的长度的分布式电容器来实现增加有效电介质。另外,增加有效电介质可以使用组合 的这些手段。 实施例还可以在诸如用于3T及以上MRI装置的频率的高频下沿成像体积进行线性相位变化。

    Apparatus and methods for imaging using an anatomical positioning system
    4.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods for imaging using an anatomical positioning system 有权
    使用解剖定位系统成像的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07613494B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-03

    申请号:US10998189

    申请日:2004-11-26

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05

    CPC分类号: A61B5/055 A61B6/00

    摘要: The present invention includes a system that allows for the easy substitution of imaging elements attached to an anatomical positioning device. One or more imaging elements may be mounted to the anatomical positioning device in such a way that the placement of the imaging elements in relation to the anatomical positioning device and the subject can be easily controlled by the operator.

    摘要翻译: 本发明包括允许容易地替换附接到解剖定位装置的成像元件的系统。 一种或多种成像元件可以以使得成像元件相对于解剖定位装置和对象的放置可以容易地由操作者控制的方式安装到解剖学定位装置。