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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2008
Alan P. Koretsky, Bethesda, MD (US);
Jeff H. Duyn, Garrett Park, MD (US);
Shumin Wang, Bethesda, MD (US);
Hellmut Merkic, Bethesda, MD (US);
Alan P. Koretsky, Bethesda, MD (US);
Jeff H. Duyn, Garrett Park, MD (US);
Shumin Wang, Bethesda, MD (US);
Hellmut Merkic, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for imaging includes: a main magnet to generate a substantially uniform main Bmagnetic field through an examination region; and a coil system including a first coil layer and a second coil layer disposed substantially parallel to the first coil layer with a defined air gap in a radial direction, the first coil layer including a first coil array, the second coil layer including a second coil array, the first and second coil arrays being coupled and cooperating to selectively produce a prespecified Bmagnetic field within the examination region.