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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
Applicants:
Kazuya Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Takahiro Ishihara, Otawara, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuya Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Takahiro Ishihara, Otawara, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, Tochigi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An array coil including at least three conductive elements arranged at predetermined intervals, each of the conductive elements being in the form of a loop, and a plurality of switches that enable the conductive elements to be connected together according to a plurality of connecting patterns.