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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2008
Zang Hee Cho, Incheon, KR;
Young BO Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung Nam Kim, Seoul, KR;
Suk Min Hong, Incheon, KR;
Zang Hee Cho, Incheon, KR;
Young Bo Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyoung Nam Kim, Seoul, KR;
Suk Min Hong, Incheon, KR;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging system is provided, which can provide the homogeneous magnetic field to obtain a head anatomic image with a high resolution and high SNR by coaxially disposing a receive-only phased array antenna inside a transmit-only antenna with a predetermined gap, and thereby a detailed and accurate image of a man's head can be obtained. In the present invention, the system comprises: a transmit-only antenna comprising at least two saddle quadrature antennas connected with each other to form a ring shape, one of the connections being a joint and the remaining connections being formed in an overlapping fashion; and a receive-only phased array antenna comprising a plurality of receive-only antennas connected with each other to form a ring shape, one of the connections being a joint and the remaining connections being formed in an overlapping fashion, wherein an inner diameter of the receive-only phased array antenna is shorter than that of the transmit-only antenna, and the receive-only phased array antenna is coaxially disposed inside the transmit-only antenna with a predetermined gap.