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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2009
Filed:
May. 17, 2004
Nicolaas Bernardus Roozen, Eindhoven, NL;
Robert Paul Kleihorst, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis Leonardus Gerardus Ham, Eindhoven, NL;
Martijn Roger LA Grange, Eindhoven, NL;
Nicolaas Bernardus Roozen, Eindhoven, NL;
Robert Paul Kleihorst, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis Leonardus Gerardus Ham, Eindhoven, NL;
Martijn Roger La Grange, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The invention provides a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device (), comprising a diagnostic space (), a main magnetic system () for generating a main magnetic field in said diagnostic space, a gradient magnetic coil system () comprising a gradient coil for generating at least one gradient of the main magnetic field, and noise reducing means () for reducing noise that is generated as a result of vibrations of the gradient coil. The noise reducing means comprise a sound-absorbing panel () disposed between the gradient coil and the diagnostic space. The sound-absorbing panel () comprises channels having an open end and a closed end.