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US 7,802,354 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing support structure for open MRI
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJian Mao, Jian Min Wang, Heng Liu, Anbo Wu
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Abstract
A multi-layered support structure of an open magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, configured to provide high permeability to a magnetic flux from a source of a magnetic field, includes a first multi-layered support structure, a second multi-layered support structure and at least one third support structure, connecting the first multi-layered support structure and the second multi-layered structure.
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A method of manufacturing a support structure for a source of a magnetic field in a magnetic resonance imaging system, the method comprising:
- assembling a plurality of layers of a steel to form a first support structure;
- assembling a plurality of layers of a steel to form a second support structure;
- providing at least one of a plate and a post made of a steel to form a third support structure;
- assembling the first support structure, the second support structure and the third support structure, wherein the first support structure is associated with the second support structure through the third support structure;
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- adjusting at least one gap between the plurality of layers of at least one of the first support structure and the second support structure.
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