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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2002
Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Anthony Palmo, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Kathleen Melanie Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Paul Shadforth Thompson, Stephentown, NY (US);
Evangelos Trifon Laskaris, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Michael Anthony Palmo, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Kathleen Melanie Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Paul Shadforth Thompson, Stephentown, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus, such as an MRI system, contains at least one layer of soft magnetic material between the yoke and each permanent magnet. This imaging apparatus may be operated without pole pieces due to the presence of the soft magnetic material. The permanent magnets may be fabricated by magnetizing unmagnetized alloy bodies after the unmagnetized alloy bodies have been attached to the yoke.