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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Helmut Greim, Adelsdorf, DE;
Inventor:
Helmut Greim, Adelsdorf, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/385 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/341 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/385 (2013.01); G01R 33/3642 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 33/341 (2013.01);
Abstract
A local coil for an MRI imaging system includes an antenna containing a first detuning circuit and a second detuning circuit, and a connection connected to the antenna between a first connection point on the antenna and a second connection point on the antenna. The connection is configured to be short-circuited by at least one diode. The first connection point and the second connection point are situated spatially between a first partial region and a second partial region of the antenna.