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US 2010/0244837 A1Published application
Liquid dielectric gradient coil system and method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorDerek Allan Seeber
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Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging systems having gradient coil assemblies employing a liquid dielectric medium are provided. In one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging system includes a gradient coil assembly with a plurality of gradient coils. In the gradient coil assembly, at least two of the gradient coils are electrically separated from one another by a fluid medium.
Claims22
A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
- a gradient coil assembly comprising:
- a plurality of gradient coils, at least two of the gradient coils being electrically separated from one another by a fluid medium.
A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
- a gradient coil assembly comprising:
- a first gradient coil;
- and
- a second gradient coil;
- wherein the first gradient coil and the second gradient coil are cooled by a liquid medium external to the first gradient coil and the second gradient coil.
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A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
- a gradient coil assembly having at least two solid gradient coils, wherein the at least two solid gradient coils are cooled by a liquid dielectric medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.