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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2014
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jeffrey Edward Leach, Rexford, NY (US);
Philip Alexander Johas, Delmar, NY (US);
Johannes Adrianus Overweg, Hamburg, DE;
Viktor Mokhnatyuk, Castleton on Hudson, NY (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance apparatus which includes: a body portion () having a cavity () with a first and second ends and at least one opening situated at one of the first and second ends. The cavity may define a longitudinal axis (LA) extending between the first and second ends. At least one main magnet may generate a main magnetic field having a substantially homogenous magnetic field within the cavity. A center shim (CS) which may be formed from a ring having opposed edges () and which may extend along a length of the longitudinal axis of the cavity. One or more discrete shims (DSs) may be situated between the CS and at least one of the first and second ends.