Radio frequency coil methods and apparatus
AssigneeHyperfine Operations, Inc.
InventorsMichael Stephen Poole, Gregory L. Charvat, Todd Rearick, Jonathan M. Rothberg
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Abstract
Aspects relate to providing radio frequency components responsive to magnetic resonance signals. According to some aspects, a radio frequency component comprises at least one coil having a conductor arranged in a plurality of turns oriented about a region of interest to respond to corresponding magnetic resonant signal components. According to some aspects, the radio frequency component comprises a plurality of coils oriented to respond to corresponding magnetic resonant signal components. According to some aspects, an optimization is used to determine a configuration for at least one radio frequency coil.
Claims18
A radio frequency component configured for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the radio frequency component comprising:
- one or more coils configured to generate magnetic field components, the one or more coils including a first conductor arranged in a plurality of turns having non-uniform spacing;
- wherein the one or more coils are tuned to resonate at a frequency corresponding to a B0 field having a field strength of less than or equal to 0.2 T;
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- wherein the one or more coils comprises a first coil configured to generate the magnetic field components, and a second coil configured to be responsive to magnetic resonance signal components.
A radio frequency component configured for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the radio frequency component comprising:
- one or more coils configured to generate magnetic field components, the one or more coils including a first conductor arranged in a plurality of turns having non-uniform spacing;
- wherein the one or more coils are tuned to resonate at a frequency corresponding to a B0 field having a field strength of less than or equal to 0.2 T;
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- wherein the one or more coils comprises a first coil configured to generate the magnetic field components, and wherein the first conductor is part of the first coil.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a radio frequency component configured for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the radio frequency component comprising one or more coils configured to generate magnetic field components, the one or more coils including a first conductor arranged in a plurality of turns having non-uniform spacing;
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- a support structure configured to accommodate a portion of a body of a patient, the support structure having grooves configured to accommodate the first conductor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.