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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1993
Yoshitomo Sakakura, Somerville, MA (US);
Motoji Haragashira, Tochigi, JP;
Toru Segawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an RF magnetic shield for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having a gradient coil and an RF coil allocated in a generally cylindrical magnet of the apparatus. The RF magnetic shield comprises conductive shielding plate members, disposed between the gradient coil and the RF coil, through which long slits are formed, and capacitors connected to both the longitudinal ends of the slits, respectively. Each of the capacitors consists of a multilayer capacitor, which is a larger capacitance and is continuously and electrically connected to both the longitudinal ends of the respective slits.