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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
May. 21, 2013
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods and devices are configured for integrated parallel reception, excitation, and shimming (iPRES). Parallel transmit/receive (which can include B?1#191 shimming and/or parallel imaging capabilities) and Bshimming employ the same set of localized coils or transverse electromagnetic (TEM) coil elements, with each coil or TEM element working in both an RF mode (for transmit/receive and Bshimming) and a direct current (DC) mode (for Bshimming) simultaneously. Both an RF and a DC current can flow in the same coil simultaneously but independently with no electromagnetic interference between the two modes. This invention is not only applicable when the same coil array is used for parallel transmit, receive and shim, but also when two separate coil arrays are used. In that case, the Bshimming capability can be integrated into one of the coil arrays (i.e. a transmit array with Bshimming capability or a receive array), thereby increasing the flexibility and practical utility of the iPRES technology.