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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998

Filed:

Dec. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:

Stuart Crozier, Brisbane, AU;

David M Doddrell, Brisbane, AU;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ; H01F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
335299 ; 335216 ; 335301 ; 324319 ;
Abstract

Procedures for designing magnets, including superconducting magnets, shim magnets, and gradient magnets for magnetic resonance systems, are provided. The procedures involve the use of a simulated annealing procedure in which weighted spherical harmonics are included in the procedure's error function. The procedure has resulted in the development of previously unknown magnet designs. In particular, superconducting magnets have been designed which include at least one coil in which the current flow is opposite to that in adjoining coils. Such reversed flow in combination with a relatively large number of coils, e.g., more than 6 coils, have enabled the development of short, yet homogeneous, whole body magnets for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).


Find Patent Forward Citations

Crozier, Stuart. (1998). Magnets for magnetic resonance systems (U.S. Patent No. 5818319). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/5818319

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