US5646531A
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High-frequency antenna system of a device for nuclear magnetic resonance
Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
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Filing: 1996-04-26
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Granted: 1997-07-08
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Expires: 2016-04-26
Abstract
Abstract The HF antenna system of a nuclear resonance device includes a plurality of antenna elements arranged one behind another in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the system, that are mutually at least largely magnetically decoupled and each connected to a transmitting and/or receiving device. To improve the axial field profile, the antenna elements are each cage-shaped with two end-located conductor rings, between which a plurality of conductor pieces extend at least approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis. Preferably the antenna system is composed of three or five antenna elements.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Renz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 18:26
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R33/00; G01R33/20; G01R33/28; G01R33/32; G01R33/36; G01R33/3642; G01R33/365; G01R33/34; G01R33/34046
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A high-frequency antenna system for a nuclear magnetic resonance device, the high-frequency antenna system having a longitudinal axis, the high-frequency antenna system comprising: a plurality of antenna elements arranged substantially coaxially about the longitudinal axis and including adjacent antenna elements, each of the adjacent antenna elements having a portion which does not overlap a portion of another adjacent antenna element, each of the plurality of antenna elements being cage-shaped and including two end-located conductor rings and a plurality of conductor members, wherein the plurality of conductor members are positioned substantially between the two end-located conductor rings, the conductor menders extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A high-frequency antenna system for a nuclear magnetic resonance device, the high-frequency antenna system having a longitudinal axis, the high-frequency antenna system comprising: a plurality of antenna elements arranged substantially coaxially about the longitudinal axis and including adjacent antenna elements, each of the adjacent antenna elements having a portion which does not overlap a portion of another adjacent antenna element, each of the plurality of antenna elements being cage-shaped and including two end-located conductor rings and a plurality of conductor members, wherein the plurality of conductor members are positioned substantially between the two end-located conductor rings, the conductor menders extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of antenna elements includes three antenna elements.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of antenna elements includes five antenna elements.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent antenna elements overlap one another by a predefined length.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 4, wherein the adjacent antenna elements have different respective diameters in an overlap region of the end-located conductor rings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 4, wherein some of the end-located conductor rings includes at least one conductor portion which bulges toward the longitudinal axis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of antenna elements includes two outer elements and one center antenna element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 7, further comprising at least one conductor loop being integrated with each of the adjacent end-located conductor rings of the two outer antenna elements, the conductor loops being arranged in a decoupling manner within the center antenna element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 1, wherein each one of the plurality of antenna elements is displaceably positioned relative to a different one of the plurality of antenna elements along the longitudinal axis for adjusting a mutual decoupling of the adjacent antenna elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 1, wherein the adjacent antenna elements are rotated to generate magnetic fields with correspondingly rotated orientations, the adjacent antenna elements being rotated as viewed in a circumferential direction with respect to the longitudinal axis.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
The high-frequency antenna system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of antenna elements include first and second antenna elements being adjacent, the first antenna element having a first predetermined length in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the first predetermined length being different from a second predetermined length of the second antenna element.
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