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本出願は、2014年3月14日に出願された、「SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW−FIELD,MULTI−CHANNEL IMAGING」と題する米国仮特許出願第61/953,384号に基づくとともに、その優先権を主張する。この文献は、参照することにより、本明細書に組み込まれる。
本発明は、国防総省によって与えられたW81XWH−11−2−076の下での政府の支援を伴ってなされたものである。政府は、本発明における一定の権利を有する。
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- 0.2T以下で作動する低磁場磁気共鳴撮像(lfMRI)システムを用いてパラレル磁気共鳴撮像(pMRI)プロセスを実施するためのコイルシステムであって、
pMRIプロセスを用いて前記lfMRIシステムによって撮像される対象の頭頂部の輪郭にしっかりと沿ったヘルメットとして形成された基板と、
前記基板に結合された複数のコイルと、を備え、
前記複数のコイルの各コイルが、前記lfMRIシステムを用いて前記pMRIプロセスを実施するために前記複数のコイルを作動させるように選択された、巻き数と、関連する分離機構と、を有する、コイルシステム。 - 前記巻き数および前記関連する分離機構が、6.5mTの磁場強度で作動するように選択された、請求項1に記載のコイルシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルは受動的に分離された、請求項1に記載のコイルシステム。
- 送信コイルが、直列に配置された交差ダイオードを使用して受動的に分離されるよう構成された、請求項3に記載のコイルシステム。
- 受信コイルが、並列に配置された交差ダイオードを使用して受動的に分離されるよう構成された、請求項3に記載のコイルシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルは、276.0kHzにチューニングされている、請求項1に記載のコイルシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルは、少なくとも−27dBにマッチされている、請求項1に記載のコイルシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルは、これらのもっとも近くの隣接コイルから少なくとも−30dBだけ幾何学的に分離されている、請求項1に記載のコイルシステム。
- 次に近い隣接コイルからの分離は、少なくとも−6dBである、請求項8に記載のコイルシステム。
- 磁気共鳴撮像(MRI)システムであって、
前記MRIシステム内に配置された対象の少なくとも関心領域(ROI)周りで0.2T以下の低磁場静磁場を生成するように構成された磁気システムと、
前記低磁場静磁場に対して少なくとも1つの傾斜磁場を定めるように構成された複数の勾配磁場コイルと、
ローカルコイルを含むラジオ周波数(RF)システムと、を備え、
前記ローカルコイルが、
前記ROIを含む前記対象の頭頂部の輪郭を含む頭部の輪郭にしっかりと沿ったヘルメットとして形成された基板と、
前記基板に結合された複数のコイルと、を有し、
前記複数のコイルの各コイルが、前記低磁場静磁場を用いてパラレル撮像プロセスを実施するために前記複数のコイルを作動させるように選択された、巻き数と、関連する分離機構と、を有する、MRIシステム。 - 磁場強度が6.5mTである、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
- 前記巻き数および前記関連する分離機構が、前記低磁場静磁場で作動するように選択された、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルが受動的に分離されるよう構成された、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
- 送信コイルが、直列に配置された交差ダイオードを使用して受動的に分離されるよう構成された、請求項13に記載のMRIシステム。
- 受信コイルが、並列に配置された交差ダイオードを使用して受動的に分離されるよう構成された、請求項13に記載のMRIシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルは、276.0kHzにチューニングされている、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルは、少なくとも−27dBにマッチされている、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルは、これらのもっとも近くの隣接コイルから少なくとも−30dBだけ幾何学的に分離されている、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
- 次に近い隣接コイルからの分離は、少なくとも−6dBである、請求項18に記載のMRIシステム。
- 前記複数のコイルの前記各コイルが、前記ROI周りに、かつ低磁場静磁場に対し長手方向または横断方向に、並べられるように、タイル状に配置された、請求項10に記載のMRIシステム。
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