RF coil array for cardiac and thoracic magnetic resonance imaging
    1.
    发明授权
    RF coil array for cardiac and thoracic magnetic resonance imaging 有权
    用于心脏和胸部磁共振成像的RF线圈阵列

    公开(公告)号:US08624597B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-07

    申请号:US12978839

    申请日:2010-12-27

    IPC分类号: G01R33/44

    CPC分类号: G01R33/3415 G01R33/3678

    摘要: A radio frequency (RF) coil array includes a first coil section and a second coil section mechanically coupled to the first coil section. The first coil section includes a first row of a plurality of double asymmetric saddle coil pairs arranged in a left-right direction and a second row of a plurality of double asymmetric saddle coil pairs arranged in a left-right direction. The first row and the second row are arranged along a superior-inferior direction. The second coil section includes a plurality of loop coils arranged around at least a portion of a perimeter of the first coil section.

    摘要翻译: 射频(RF)线圈阵列包括机械耦合到第一线圈段的第一线圈段和第二线圈段。 第一线圈部分包括沿左右方向布置的多个双重非对称鞍形线圈对的第一排和沿左右方向布置的多个双非对称鞍形线圈对的第二排。 第一排和第二排沿着上下方向排列。 第二线圈部分包括围绕第一线圈部分的周边的至少一部分布置的多个环形线圈。

    RF COIL ARRAY FOR CARDIAC AND THORACIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
    2.
    发明申请
    RF COIL ARRAY FOR CARDIAC AND THORACIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 有权
    射频线圈用于心脏和胸腔磁共振成像

    公开(公告)号:US20120161769A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US12978839

    申请日:2010-12-27

    IPC分类号: G01R33/44

    CPC分类号: G01R33/3415 G01R33/3678

    摘要: A radio frequency (RF) coil array includes a first coil section and a second coil section mechanically coupled to the first coil section. The first coil section includes a first row of a plurality of double asymmetric saddle coil pairs arranged in a left-right direction and a second row of a plurality of double asymmetric saddle coil pairs arranged in a left-right direction. The first row and the second row are arranged along a superior-inferior direction. The second coil section includes a plurality of loop coils arranged around at least a portion of a perimeter of the first coil section.

    摘要翻译: 射频(RF)线圈阵列包括机械耦合到第一线圈段的第一线圈段和第二线圈段。 第一线圈部分包括沿左右方向布置的多个双重非对称鞍形线圈对的第一排和沿左右方向布置的多个双非对称鞍形线圈对的第二排。 第一排和第二排沿着上下方向排列。 第二线圈部分包括围绕第一线圈部分的周边的至少一部分布置的多个环形线圈。

    RADIO-FREQUENCY TRAPS AND METHODS OF COMMON-MODE ENERGY DAMPING
    3.
    发明申请
    RADIO-FREQUENCY TRAPS AND METHODS OF COMMON-MODE ENERGY DAMPING 有权
    无线电频率和通用模式能量阻尼的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130328565A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-12

    申请号:US13492481

    申请日:2012-06-08

    IPC分类号: G01R33/422 B23P11/00

    CPC分类号: G01R33/3685 Y10T29/4984

    摘要: Radio-frequency (RF) traps and methods of common-mode energy damping are provided. One RF trap includes a body and a shutter holder rotatably coupled within the body, wherein the shutter holder is configured to rotate within the body about a longitudinal axis. The RF trap further including a magnetic flux shutter coupled to the shutter holder, wherein the magnetic flux shutter rotates within the body with the shutter holder to align the magnetic flux shutter at an angle within the body.

    摘要翻译: 提供射频(RF)陷阱和共模能量阻尼的方法。 一个RF陷波器包括主体和可旋转地联接在主体内的快门保持器,其中快门保持器构造成围绕纵向轴线在主体内旋转。 RF陷波器还包括耦合到快门保持器的磁通快门,其中磁通快门在主体内与快门保持器一起旋转以使磁通快门在主体内成一定角度。

    Radio-frequency traps and methods of common-mode energy damping
    4.
    发明授权
    Radio-frequency traps and methods of common-mode energy damping 有权
    射频陷阱和共模能量阻尼的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09213072B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-15

    申请号:US13492481

    申请日:2012-06-08

    IPC分类号: G01R33/36

    CPC分类号: G01R33/3685 Y10T29/4984

    摘要: Radio-frequency (RF) traps and methods of common-mode energy damping are provided. One RF trap includes a body and a shutter holder rotatably coupled within the body, wherein the shutter holder is configured to rotate within the body about a longitudinal axis. The RF trap further including a magnetic flux shutter coupled to the shutter holder, wherein the magnetic flux shutter rotates within the body with the shutter holder to align the magnetic flux shutter at an angle within the body.

    摘要翻译: 提供射频(RF)陷阱和共模能量阻尼的方法。 一个RF陷波器包括主体和可旋转地联接在主体内的快门保持器,其中快门保持器构造成围绕纵向轴线在主体内旋转。 RF陷波器还包括耦合到快门保持器的磁通快门,其中磁通快门在主体内与快门保持器一起旋转以使磁通快门在主体内成一定角度。

    ADJUSTABLE HEAD COIL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
    9.
    发明申请
    ADJUSTABLE HEAD COIL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING 审中-公开
    可调节磁头线圈系统和磁共振成像方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130317346A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-28

    申请号:US13481323

    申请日:2012-05-25

    IPC分类号: A61B5/055

    摘要: A system for magnetic resonance imaging of anatomy including a head is provided. The system includes a base member, a plurality of support members, and a plurality of articulable reception units. The plurality of support members are movably fixed to the base member and configured to translate across a surface of the base member. Each support member is releasably securable to the base member in a plurality of positions along the surface of the base member. The articulable reception units are movable from an open position to a plurality of closed positions. Each reception unit comprises at least one radio frequency (RF) receive coil disposed within a body, with the body configured for abutment with a portion of a head. Each of the plurality of articulable reception units is releasably secured in the plurality of closed positions by at least one of the plurality of support members.

    摘要翻译: 提供了包括头部的解剖结构的磁共振成像系统。 该系统包括基座构件,多个支撑构件和多个可铰接的接收单元。 多个支撑构件可移动地固定到基部构件并且构造成平移跨越基部构件的表面。 每个支撑构件在沿着基底构件的表面的多个位置中可释放地固定到基部构件。 可关节接收单元可从打开位置移动到多个关闭位置。 每个接收单元包括设置在主体内的至少一个射频(RF)接收线圈,其中主体被配置为与头部的一部分邻接。 多个关节接收单元中的每一个由多个支撑构件中的至少一个可释放地固定在多个关闭位置。

    Quarter wave balun for magnetic resonance imaging systems
    10.
    发明授权
    Quarter wave balun for magnetic resonance imaging systems 有权
    用于磁共振成像系统的四分之一波平衡不平衡变压器

    公开(公告)号:US08427159B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-23

    申请号:US12772753

    申请日:2010-05-03

    IPC分类号: G01V3/00

    摘要: A balun assembly includes a body portion having an opening extending therethrough, the opening sized to receive at least one radio-frequency (RF) cable therethrough, the RF cable transmitting a signal therethrough a signal having a wavelength, and a balun disposed within the body portion, the balun being folded to form a plurality of layers, the combined length of the layers being approximately equal to a quarter wavelength of the signal transmitted through the RF cable. A method of fabricating a balun assembly and an MRI system including a balun are also provided.

    摘要翻译: 平衡 - 不平衡变压器组件包括具有延伸穿过其中的开口的主体部分,该开口的尺寸设置成接收至少一个射频(RF)电缆穿过其中,RF电缆通过其中的信号传输具有波长的信号,以及平衡 - 不平衡转换器 平衡不平衡变换器被折叠以形成多个层,层的组合长度近似等于通过RF电缆传输的信号的四分之一波长。 还提供了一种制造平衡 - 不平衡变换组件和包括平衡 - 不平衡变换器的MRI系统的方法。