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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 1996
Filed:
May. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin A Derby, San Bruno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Toshiba America MRI, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
324322 ; 324318 ;
Abstract
In the present invention, an NMR radio-frequency coil suitable for head imaging is disclosed. The coil has a first current path for the generation of the magnetic field. The first current path lies in a first plane and has an arcuate region which is adapted to arch over the head of the patient. A second current path supplies current to the first current path. The second current path lies in a second plane which is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. The coil is suitable for use in a coupled resonator system.