DE69606379T2 - Offener kryogengekühlter supraleitender Magnet für die Bilderzeugung durch magnetische Resonanz - Google Patents

Offener kryogengekühlter supraleitender Magnet für die Bilderzeugung durch magnetische Resonanz

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DE69606379T2
DE69606379T2 DE69606379T DE69606379T DE69606379T2 DE 69606379 T2 DE69606379 T2 DE 69606379T2 DE 69606379 T DE69606379 T DE 69606379T DE 69606379 T DE69606379 T DE 69606379T DE 69606379 T2 DE69606379 T2 DE 69606379T2
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magnetic resonance
resonance imaging
superconducting magnet
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Evangelos Trifon Laskaris
Bizhan Dorri
Robert Adolph Ackermann
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
    • G01R33/3806—Open magnet assemblies for improved access to the sample, e.g. C-type or U-type magnets
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
    • G01R33/381—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using electromagnets
    • G01R33/3815—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using electromagnets with superconducting coils, e.g. power supply therefor
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S505/00—Superconductor technology: apparatus, material, process
    • Y10S505/825—Apparatus per se, device per se, or process of making or operating same
    • Y10S505/888—Refrigeration
    • Y10S505/892—Magnetic device cooling
    • Y10S505/893—Spectrometer

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  • Condensed Matter Physics & Semiconductors (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus (AREA)
DE69606379T 1995-11-13 1996-10-31 Offener kryogengekühlter supraleitender Magnet für die Bilderzeugung durch magnetische Resonanz Expired - Lifetime DE69606379T2 (de)

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US08/555,952 US5563566A (en) 1995-11-13 1995-11-13 Cryogen-cooled open MRI superconductive magnet

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EP (1) EP0773565B1 (de)
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EP0773565A1 (de) 1997-05-14
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JPH09187440A (ja) 1997-07-22
EP0773565B1 (de) 2000-01-26

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