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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2023
The Governors of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, CA;
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, CA;
The Governors of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, CA;
Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, CA;
Abstract
A metamaterial (MTM) slab for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) system passively interacts with a field generated by a transmit device to improve homogeneity of the field, specific absorption rate, and/or strength of the field. The MTM slab may also be connected to RF receive circuitry at one or more ports to act as a receiver for the MRI. The MTM slab may comprise a first layer generally defining a surface and a second layer offset from the surface generally defined by the first layer, the first layer and the second layer interacting to form a 2D transmission line supporting radio frequency (RF) current along the surface in a first direction and in a second direction transverse to the first direction, the first layer and the second layer being connected via linking capacitors.
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