Superconductor magnetic resonance imaging system and method (super-MRI)

A system configured for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the system comprising:

• a superconducting main magnet operable to generate a uniform magnetic field in an examination region, wherein the superconducting main magnet is a cylindrical solenoid magnet comprising windings that extend over a longitudinal axis and surround a bore that is disposed interior thereto and that comprises said examination region;
• at least one superconducting gradient field coil that is disposed between said examination region and said superconducting main magnet, and that is operable to apply a respective at least one magnetic field gradient within the examination region;
• and
• at least one superconducting RF coil that is disposed between said examination region and said superconducting main magnet, and that is operable to transmit and receive radio frequency signals to and from the examination region;
• wherein said superconducting main magnet, each of said at least one superconducting gradient field coil, and each of the at least one superconducting RF coil, each comprise a high temperature superconductive (HTS) material.