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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2007
Robert S. Stormont, Hartland, WI (US);
Dashen Chu, Hartland, WI (US);
Robert S. Stormont, Hartland, WI (US);
Dashen Chu, Hartland, WI (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals emitted by an imaging subject includes a receiver coil configured to detect the MR signals and a frequency translating preamplifier coupled to the receiver coil. The frequency translating preamplifier is configured to amplify the MR signals and to convert a frequency of the MR signals to an intermediate frequency. The frequency translating preamplifier may include an amplifier having a predefined gain, a frequency filter configured to filter at least one predetermined frequency and a mixer configured to convert the frequency of the MR signals to the intermediate frequency.