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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2006
Gene Bogdanov, Manchester, CT (US);
Reinhold Ludwig, Paxton, MA (US);
Craig Ferris, Holden, MA (US);
Gene Bogdanov, Manchester, CT (US);
Reinhold Ludwig, Paxton, MA (US);
Craig Ferris, Holden, MA (US);
Insight Neuroimaging Systems, LLC, Worcester, MA (US);
Abstract
A dual-tuned volume coil for performing MR imaging according to one embodiment includes an inner cylinder having a first coil structure disposed on an inner surface thereof and a second coil structure disposed on an outer surface thereof. The first coil structure operates at a first resonance frequency and the second coil structure operates at a second resonance frequency. The volume coil includes an outer shield disposed about the inner cylinder, with the first and second coil structure being connected to the outer shield by means of a plurality of capacitors.