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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
May. 02, 2008
Can E. Akgun, Woodbury, MN (US);
Carl Snyder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lance Delabarre, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Steen Moeller, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Pierre-francois Van DE Moortele, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John Thomas Vaughan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Kamil Ugurbil, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Can E. Akgun, Woodbury, MN (US);
Carl Snyder, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Lance DelaBarre, St. Anthony, MN (US);
Steen Moeller, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Pierre-Francois Van de Moortele, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John Thomas Vaughan, Stillwater, MN (US);
Kamil Ugurbil, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
In one illustrative embodiment, a radio frequency (RF) coil is disclosed. The RF coil may include a plurality of transmission line elements, wherein at least one of the plurality of transmission line elements may have at least one dimension different than a dimension of another one of the plurality of transmission line elements. In some cases, each of the transmission line elements may include a signal line conductor and a ground plane conductor separated by a dielectric.