Hypres, Inc.

Masoud Radparvar

Alan M Kadin

Richard E Hitt

Elie K Track

A magnetic resonance system, comprising at least one SQUID, configured to receive a radio frequency electromagnetic signal, in a circuit configured to produce a pulsatile output having a minimum pulse frequency of at least 1 GHz which is analyzed in a processor with respect to a timebase, to generate a digital signal representing magnetic resonance information. The processor may comprise at least one rapid single flux quantum circuit. The magnetic resonance information may be image information. A plurality of SQUIDs may be provided, fed by a plurality of antennas in a spatial array, to provide parallel data acquisition. A broadband excitation may be provided to address a range of voxels per excitation cycle. The processor may digitally compensate for magnetic field inhomogeneities.

Magnetic resonance system and method employing a digital SQUID

Magnetic resonance system and method employing a digital squid

In circuits embodying the invention an analog input signal is magnetically coupled from an input superconducting loop to a second superconducting loop. The analog input signal present in the second loop is magnetically coupled to a third, superconducting comparator, loop in which there is generated current feedback pulses which are magnetically fed back to the second loop to reduce and nullify (i.e., reduce to zero) the magnetic flux and circulating current in the second loop induced by the analog input signal.

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Masoud Radparvar