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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Labros S. Petropoulos, Solon, OH (US);
Joseph Murphy-Boesch, Aurora, OH (US);
Keith Richmond, Garrettsville, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 ;
Abstract
A MRI coil having an axis and a first end and an opposite second end with respect to said axis includes a first ring element at the first end, a second ring element, a third ring element, a fourth ring element at the second end where the first ring element encompasses a smaller area than each of the second, third, and fourth ring elements. The coil also includes a plurality of axial elements connected between the first, second, third and fourth ring elements. The third and fourth ring elements are axially closer than the first and second ring elements.