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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2008
Richard Philip Mallozzi, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Charles Lucian Dumoulin, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Richard Philip Mallozzi, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Charles Lucian Dumoulin, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for active MR tracking includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system having a plurality of gradient coils positioned about a bore of a magnet, an RF coil assembly positioned in the bore, and a pulse module. The MRI system also includes a polarization reversal switch controlled by the pulse module to transmit RF signals to the RF coil assembly coupled to the polarization reversal switch and an RF switch controlled by the pulse module to transmit the RF signals to the polarization reversal switch.