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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/385 (2006.01); G01R 33/422 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/3856 (2013.01); G01R 33/422 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging system includes at least one gradient coil, a cooling arrangement for cooling the gradient coil, and an RF shield. The cooling arrangement includes at least one cooling tube that is configured to transport a cooling fluid and which is disposed on and in thermal contact with the gradient coil, wherein the assembly further comprises a thermal connector arrangement with at least one of a first thermal connector disposed between the RF shield and the at least one cooling tube, which provides a radially extending connection between the RF shield and the at least one cooling tube.