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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Taketo Kawakami, Saitama, JP;
Yoshitomo Sakakura, Nasushiobara, JP;
Hidekazu Tanaka, Nasushiobara, JP;
Takahiro Ishihara, Otawara, JP;
Assignee:
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/385 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/3856 (2013.01); G01R 33/546 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment is a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a gradient coil unit configured to generate a gradient magnetic field in an imaging space in which a subject is placed. The gradient coil unit includes a cooling layer configured to cool the gradient coil. The cooling layer includes a first cooling pipe configured to cool the gradient coil entirely and a second cooling pipe configured to locally cool the gradient coil.