WO2006076004A3 - Decoupling high temperature superconductor sensor arrays in nuclear quadrupole resonance detection systems - Google Patents

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WO2006076004A3
WO2006076004A3 PCT/US2005/012995 US2005012995W WO2006076004A3 WO 2006076004 A3 WO2006076004 A3 WO 2006076004A3 US 2005012995 W US2005012995 W US 2005012995W WO 2006076004 A3 WO2006076004 A3 WO 2006076004A3
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Charles Wilker
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    • G01R33/365—Decoupling of multiple RF coils wherein the multiple RF coils have the same function in MR, e.g. decoupling of a receive coil from another receive coil in a receive coil array, decoupling of a transmission coil from another transmission coil in a transmission coil array
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    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
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    • G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
    • G01R33/34007—Manufacture of RF coils, e.g. using printed circuit board technology; additional hardware for providing mechanical support to the RF coil assembly or to part thereof, e.g. a support for moving the coil assembly relative to the remainder of the MR system
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    • G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
    • G01R33/34015—Temperature-controlled RF coils
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    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/32—Excitation or detection systems, e.g. using radio frequency signals
    • G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
    • G01R33/341—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR comprising surface coils
    • G01R33/3415—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR comprising surface coils comprising arrays of sub-coils, i.e. phased-array coils with flexible receiver channels

Abstract

The decoupling of an array of two or more closely spaced high temperature superconductor sensors (1, 2) can be accomplished by introducing a capacitive decoupling circuit.
PCT/US2005/012995 2004-04-15 2005-04-15 Decoupling high temperature superconductor sensor arrays in nuclear quadrupole resonance detection systems WO2006076004A2 (en)

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