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US005179332A

United States Patent [19]

[11] Patent Number:

5,179,332

Kang

[45] Date of Patent:

Jan. 12, 1993

[54] NMR RADIO FREQUENCY COIL WITH

4,833,409 5/1989 Eash .................................... 324/318

DISABLE CIRCUIT

4,924,191 5/1990 Erb et al. ............

[75] Inventor:
Yoon-Won Kang,
Naperville, Ill.
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Michael J. Tok
rimary ExaminerMichael J. I okar

[73] Assignee: sl Company,

Attorney, Agent, or FirmOuarles & Brady

1Iwaukee, WIS.
[21]

[57]

Appl. No.: 745,816

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A radio frequency coil- for use in
MR imaging
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Aug. 16, 1991

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[58] Field of Search ............... 324/300, 307 '309 310

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ABSTRACT
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tions includes a series of conducting segments aligned

with the longitudinal, static magnetic field of the MR

magnet. A hybrid power splitter/combiner feeds to and

receives from each axial segment a phased signal to

magnetic field. The power splitter combiner isolates the
axial segments to reduce magnetic field distortions pro
duced by capacitive coupling between the imaged ob
ject and the radio frequency coil. Each segment may be
disabled by an associated solid state switch so as to

generate or receive a transverse circularly polarized

isolate the radio frequency coil from other radio fre

quency coils that may be used in conjunction with it
either for specialized transmitting or receiving func
tions.
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