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Tesseral gradient coil for a nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1990-09-24
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Granted: 1993-03-30
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Expires: 2010-09-24
Abstract
Abstract A tesseral gradient coil for use in a nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus is disposed in the hollow-cylindrical interior of the magnet system which generates the fundamental magnetic field, with one segment of each turn of the gradient coil lying on a small radius and one segment lying on a large radius, with reference to the cylinder access. The parasitic magnetic field which is unavoidably generated by the gradient coil, and which induces currents in the examination subject and in the cryostat of the fundamental field magnet system, is significantly reduced by this coil arrangement. The structure of the gradient coil is particularly suitable for use in the echo planar method, wherein the gradients must be switched rapidly and induced currents are therefore especially disturbing.
Inventors
- 👤 Georg Frese
- 👤 Eckart Stetter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 22:56
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R33/00; G01R33/20; G01R33/28; G01R33/38; G01R33/385; G01R33/3854; G01R33/42; G01R33/421
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
In a nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus having a fundamental field magnet system having a hollow-cylindrical interior with a cylinder axis disposed in the z-direction of a Cartesian x-y-z coordinate system, the improvement of a tesseral gradient coil comprising: two segments proceeding in the azimuthal direction connected by conductors, with a first of said azimuthally proceeding segments being disposed on an optimally small radius and a second of said azimuthally proceeding segments disposed on an optimally large radius with respect to said cylinder axis, said segments being disposed in respective planes substantially perpendicular to said cylinder axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
In a nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus having a fundamental field magnet system having a hollow-cylindrical interior with a cylinder axis disposed in the z-direction of a Cartesian x-y-z coordinate system, the improvement of a tesseral gradient coil comprising: two segments proceeding in the azimuthal direction connected by conductors, with a first of said azimuthally proceeding segments being disposed on an optimally small radius and a second of said azimuthally proceeding segments disposed on an optimally large radius with respect to said cylinder axis, said segments being disposed in respective planes substantially perpendicular to said cylinder axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of turns each including two of said segments connected by said conductors, said turns being axially spaced from one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 2 wherein said axial spacing between said turns is not constant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 1 wherein said two segments connected by said conductors form a turn, and wherein said respective planes in which said segments are disposed coincide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 1 wherein said two segments connected by said conductors form a turn, and wherein the segments in a turn are axially spaced relative to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 1 wherein said segments describe different radial angles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 1 wherein said segments form a part of a turn, and wherein said turn has a further portion arranged on an imaginary cylindrical surface which is concentric with said hollow-cylindrical interior.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A tesseral gradient coil as claimed in claim 1 wherein said conductors each form an open loop extending in said z-direction.
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