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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Phillip Edward Steen, Delafield, WI (US);
Ceylan Celil Guclu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Tsinghua Zheng, Aurora, OH (US);
Inventors:
Phillip Edward Steen, Delafield, WI (US);
Ceylan Celil Guclu, Waukesha, WI (US);
Tsinghua Zheng, Aurora, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) systems including a coil system and methods for controlling the coil system are described. A described system includes a coil system for MRI. The coil system includes a local volume coil configured to transmit and receive MRI signals and an array of surface coils configured to receive MRI signals.