Permanent magnet assembly for magnetic resonance imaging with non-ferromagnetic frame
AssigneeHyperfine, Inc.
InventorsCedric Hugon, Michael Stephen Poole
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Abstract
An assembly for providing a B0 magnetic field for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the assembly comprising: a plurality of ferromagnetic segments positioned to form: a bore extending along a common longitudinal direction, and a first gap, on a first side of the bore, to accommodate at least one first gradient coil, wherein at least some of the plurality of ferromagnetic segments are positioned on one side of the first gap and at least some others of the plurality of ferromagnetic segments are positioned on another side of the first gap.
Claims20
An assembly for providing a B0 magnetic field for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the assembly comprising:
- a plurality of ferromagnetic segments positioned to form:
- a bore extending along a common longitudinal direction, and
- a first gap, on a first side of the bore, to accommodate at least one first gradient coil,
- wherein at least some of the plurality of ferromagnetic segments are positioned on one side of the first gap and at least some others of the plurality of ferromagnetic segments are positioned on another side of the first gap.
An assembly for providing a B0 magnetic field for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the assembly comprising:
- a plurality of ferromagnetic segments positioned to form a bore extending along a common longitudinal direction;
- and
- a first gradient coil positioned on a first side of the bore,
- wherein at least some of the plurality of ferromagnetic segments are positioned on one side of the first gradient coil and at least some others of the plurality of ferromagnetic segments are positioned on another side of the first gradient coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.