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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2008
Applicants:
Florian Steinmeyer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Michael Zwanger, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Florian Steinmeyer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Michael Zwanger, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a medical device with at least one transducer fashioned for generation of high-intensity focused ultrasound and with a magnetic resonance apparatus as well as associated ultrasound transducer, and method for generation of magnetic resonance exposures, at least one shim element is associated with the transducer for compensation of a susceptibility difference caused by the design of the transducer with regard to the transducer environment.