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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. 02, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yukitoshi Shimo, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Hoshino, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
GE Yokogawa Medical Systems, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
Abstract
In order to generate an RF magnetic field efficiently, an RF coil is used comprising electric paths,carrying electric current for generating the RF magnetic field within a space containing a subject, and an annular electric path,located farther from the subject than the electric paths,from the subject, for linking respective ends of the electric paths