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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2004
Kathleen Melanie Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ronald Dean Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Daniel Barber, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher Judson Hardy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kathleen Melanie Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ronald Dean Watkins, Niskayuna, NY (US);
William Daniel Barber, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Christopher Judson Hardy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A cryogenically cooled radiofrequency (RF) coil structure for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and method for cryogenically cooling RF coils are provided. The cryogenically cooled RF coil structure comprises a sealed structure constructed of non-conducting material and adapted for containing a cooling substance and at least one RF coil disposed integrally in contact with the sealed structure such that sealed structure and integrally disposed RF coil are disposed about an object to be imaged.