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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/3875 (2006.01); G01R 33/341 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); G01R 33/345 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/3642 (2013.01); G01R 33/3628 (2013.01); G01R 33/3875 (2013.01); G01R 33/341 (2013.01); G01R 33/3453 (2013.01); G01R 33/3635 (2013.01); G01R 33/3657 (2013.01); G01R 33/5659 (2013.01);
Abstract
MRI systems with a new concept and hardware modality configured for parallel transmit, receive, and shim to address Band Binhomogeneity, both of which increase with field strength. This invention benefits from a number of advantages over existing technologies: it can save valuable space within the MRI magnet bore, largely reduce the manufacturing cost of MRI scanners, and avoid the electromagnetic interference issue associated with existing technologies.