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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2007
Applicant:
Yuri Lvovsky, Florence, SC (US);
Inventor:
Yuri Lvovsky, Florence, SC (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for cooling a gradient coil assembly of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes a gradient coil having a first surface comprising a plurality of conductors and a plurality of inter-turn channels. Each inter-turn channel is located between turns of the plurality of conductors. The system also includes a seal layer applied to the first surface of the gradient coil to seal the inter-turn channels. The inter-turn channels are configured to transport a cooling fluid. Alternatively, at least one cooling tube may be located in the inter-turn channels of the gradient coil in order to transport a cooling fluid.