Method and apparatus for NMR imaging

A coil configuration for a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising:

• a crossed ellipse coil pair;
• a means for utilizing the crossed ellipse pair for detecting magnetic fields associated with a first linear mode;
• a means for detecting utilizing the crossed ellipse coil pair for magnetic fields associated with a second linear mode;
• wherein said second linear mode is orthogonal to said first linear mode;
• and
• a means for utilizing the crossed ellipse coil pair for detecting magnetic fields associated with an opposite rotating mode.

A method of detecting magnetic fields in a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising the following steps:

• detecting a first magnetic field in a region of interest utilizing a pair of coils in an opposite rotation orientation associated with the first magnetic field in the region of interest;
• and
• detecting a second magnetic field and a third magnetic field in the region of interest utilizing a crossed ellipse coil pair,
• wherein one of the coils of the crossed ellipse coil pair is associated with the second magnetic field and the other of the coils of the crossed ellipse coil pair is associated with the third magnetic field.

A method of detecting magnetic fields in a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising the following steps:

• detecting magnetic fields associated with the first linear mode of a crossed ellipse coil pair;
• detecting magnetic fields associated with a second linear mode of the crossed ellipse coil pair;
• and
• detecting magnetic fields associated with an opposite rotating mode of the crossed ellipse coil pair,
• wherein the second linear mode is orthogonal to the first linear mode.

A method of detecting magnetic fields in a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising the following steps:

• detecting a first magnetic field in a region of interest utilizing a single coil associated with the first magnetic field in the region of interest;
• and
• detecting a second magnetic field and a third magnetic field in a region of interest utilizing a crossed ellipse coil pair,
• wherein one of the coils of the crossed ellipse coil pair is associated with the second magnetic field and the other of the coils of the crossed ellipse coil pair is associated with the third magnetic field.