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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2009
Timothy James Hollis, Abingdon, GB;
Neil Clarke, Abingdon, GB;
Chris Mark Cirel, Eynsham, GB;
Bruce Courtney Campbell Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael Ben Sellers, Kingston Bagpuize, GB;
Timothy James Hollis, Abingdon, GB;
Neil Clarke, Abingdon, GB;
Chris Mark Cirel, Eynsham, GB;
Bruce Courtney Campbell Amm, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Michael Ben Sellers, Kingston Bagpuize, GB;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A gradient coil and an insert gradient coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system include a primary coil. The primary coil includes an upper primary coil portion and a lower primary coil portion, the lower primary coil portion being less curved in cross-section than the upper primary coil portion. The gradient coil also includes a shielding coil disposed outside of the primary coil. The shielding coil includes an upper shielding coil portion and a lower shielding coil portion, the lower shielding coil portion being less curved in cross-section than the upper shielding coil portion.