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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2010
Christopher Judson Hardy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Thomas Kwok-fah Foo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert Steven Stormont, Hartland, WI (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Porter Corners, NY (US);
Selaka Bandara Bulumulla, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Christopher Judson Hardy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Thomas Kwok-Fah Foo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Robert Steven Stormont, Hartland, WI (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Porter Corners, NY (US);
Selaka Bandara Bulumulla, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for inductively communicating signals in a magnetic resonance imaging system is presented. The system in one embodiment includes a first array of primary coils disposed on a patient cradle of the imaging system, and configured to acquire data from a patient positioned on the patient cradle. Additionally, the system includes a second array of secondary coils disposed under the patient cradle, wherein a number of secondary coils is less than or equal to the number of primary coils, wherein the first array of primary coils is configured to inductively communicate the acquired data to the second array of secondary coils.