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Method and apparatus for reducing base field shifts in a magnetic resonance device due to pulsed magnetic field gradients

CA 2008555 C · Owner: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · Inventors: Egloff, Heinz

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A magnetic resonance imager/spectrometer including a main magnet having a bore axially formed therethrough in which a base field is formed. A gradient field forming means is positioned inside the bore of the main magnet for providing at least one axial field gradient inside the bore. An electrically conductive media in the main magnet surrounds the gradient coil and has eddy currents induced thereon via pulsing of the gradient field which generates a disturbing magnetic field along said same axis as said gradient field. A gradient position adjusting means including an adjustable positioner, is used for adjusting the position of the gradient field forming means with respect to the bore of …

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  • Filed January 25, 1990 and granted May 31, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 25, 2010.
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FiledJanuary 25, 1990
GrantedMay 31, 1994
Term endedJanuary 25, 2010
Patent numberCA 2008555 C
Classification (IPC)G01N24/08 +2 more

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1991199319951997199920012003200520072009Application filedJan 25, 1990Patent grantedMay 31, 1994Term endedJan 25, 2010

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