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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
Inventor:
Michael Mallett, Oxford, GB;
Assignee:
Siemens Healthcare Limited, Camberley, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); G01R 33/3815 (2006.01); G01R 33/385 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/3607 (2013.01); G01R 33/385 (2013.01); G01R 33/3815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system, including: two separate static magnetic field generators, which are each cylindrical, are axially aligned, and are separated by a rotary load-bearing structure arranged to freely rotate about an axis of a static magnetic field generated by the static magnetic field generators, wherein the rotary load-bearing structure is mounted on thrust bearings which take an axial load between the static magnetic field generators.