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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mark Ernest Vermilyea, Schenectady, NY (US);
Justin Michael Ricci, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christina Vasil, Troy, NY (US);
Ek Tsoon Tan, Halfmoon, NY (US);
Eric William Fiveland, Schenectady, NY (US);
Yihe Hua, Rexford, NY (US);
Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An imaging device may include a patient bore to house a subject to be imaged, wherein the patient bore includes one or more bore tubes. The imaging device may also include a gradient coil surrounding, at least partially, the patient bore and a radio frequency (RF) shield located outside the one or more bore tubes. Additionally, the imaging device may include an RF coil located within at least one of the bore tubes.