RF transmission method, mri apparatus, and auxiliary coil
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GE MEDICAL SYST GLOBAL TECH CO LLC
- Publication Date
- 2006-11-29
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable · inactive patent
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Abstract
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[0001] The present invention relates to radio frequency (RF) transmission methods, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) equipment and auxiliary coils. More particularly, the present invention relates to an RF transmission method, an MRI apparatus, and an auxiliary coil capable of enhancing the strength of a magnetic field applied to a subject. Background technique
[0002] In a magnet device included in a typical MRI apparatus, body coils, RF shields, gradient coils, and main magnetic field generating magnets are arranged in this order from the bore side to the outside of the magnet device (see, for example, the patent document 1 and 2), wherein the cavity is an imaging space.
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2000-116619
[0004] [Patent Document 2] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication 2004-248928
[0005] The cavity, which is the imaging space in the MRI apparatus, has a large inner diameter enough to accommodate a very la...