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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Gregor Adriany, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Pierre-francois Van DE Moortele, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Johannes Ritter, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
William Voje, Newport, MN (US);
J. Thomas Vaughan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Kamil Ugurbil, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Gregor Adriany, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Pierre-Francois Van de Moortele, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Johannes Ritter, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
William Voje, Newport, MN (US);
J. Thomas Vaughan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Kamil Ugurbil, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for a coil having a plurality of resonant elements and an adjustable frame. A position of at least one resonant element can be adjusted relative to at least one other resonant element. A variable impedance is coupled to adjacent resonant elements and the impedance varies as a function of a separation distance. Cables are coupled to each resonant element and are gathered at a junction in a particular manner.