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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2022
Esaote S.p.a., Genoa, IT;
Vincenzo Punzo, Genoa, IT;
ESAOTE S.p.A., Genoa, IT;
Abstract
Method for shimming a magnetic field which is generated by a magnetic structure, and which permeates a volume of space uses the following steps: measuring the magnetic field in a region of a volume of space permeated by the said magnetic field; determining a parameter which is a measure of the homogeneity of the magnetic field; defining a distribution of correction elements including a predetermined number of magnetic dipoles each having a predetermined magnetic charge and a predetermined position relatively to the magnetic structure generating the magnetic field; calculating the charges of each of the dipoles and the position of each of the dipoles of a distribution which minimizes the parameter being a measure of the homogeneity of the magnetic field; using the distribution of dipoles as the shimming distribution of dipoles to be positioned on the magnetic structure.