Ferromagnetic frame for magnetic resonance imaging
AssigneeHyperfine Operations, Inc.
InventorsCedric Hugon, Hadrien A. Dyvorne, Michael Stephen Poole
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a B0 magnetic field for a magnetic resonance imaging system. The apparatus includes at least one permanent B0 magnet to contribute a magnetic field to the B0 magnetic field for the MRI system and a ferromagnetic frame configured to capture and direct at least some of the magnetic field generated by the B0 magnet. The ferromagnetic frame includes a first post having a first end and a second end, a first multi-pronged member coupled to the first end, and a second multi-pronged member coupled to the second end, wherein the first and second multi-pronged members support the at least one permanent B0 magnet.
Claims20
An apparatus for providing a B0 magnetic field for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one permanent B0 magnet to contribute a magnetic field to the B0 magnetic field for the MRI system, the at least one permanent B0 magnet having an imaging region face and a non-imaging region face;
- a plurality of blades positioned proximate to the non-imaging region face of the at least one permanent B0 magnet;
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- a ferromagnetic frame to capture and direct at least a portion of the magnetic field generated by the at least one permanent B0 magnet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.