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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Applicant:
James S. Tropp, Berkeley, CA (US);
Inventor:
James S. Tropp, Berkeley, CA (US);
Assignee:
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dome resonator () includes a resonator circuit () that excites and/or receives radio frequency magnetic resonance signals that emanate from a region of interest (). The resonator circuit () includes multiple longitudinal conductive elements () that are coupled at a first end () and a second end () and tapered from the first end () to the second end (). A resonator circuit support () is coupled to and supports the resonator circuit (). A shield () is coupled to the resonator circuit support () and electrically isolates the resonator circuit () from a surrounding environment.