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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Quang Minh Tieng, Sinnamon Park, AU;
Viktor Vegh, Coorparoo, AU;
Ian Malcolm Brereton, Cholmer, AU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND, St. Lucia, Queensland, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/381 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/38 (2006.01); G01R 33/3815 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/381 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/3806 (2013.01); G01R 33/3815 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of determining a magnet arrangement for use in magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, the method including, determining a function representing current densities required within a magnet region to generate a field, determining a current density distribution required to generate a desired field, using the function and determining the magnet arrangement using the current density distribution, the magnet arrangement including a number of current carrying coils arranged within the magnet region.