Vertical field type MRI apparatus with a conical cavity situated in the main magnet

   
   

The invention relates to a vertical field type MRI apparatus provided with a superconducting coil system 20a, 20b for generating a substantially homogeneous magnetic field in an imaging volume 18 of the apparatus. The coil system includes a circular outer coil 28 and a supplementary coil 30 which is positioned in the same plane 32 as and within the outer coil, which coils conduct opposite currents. The ratio D.sub.a /D.sub.o of the diameter D.sub.a of the supplementary coil to the diameter D.sub.o of the outer coil lies between 0,7 and 0,9. Further coils 34 to 38, 40 to 46 for making the field even more homogeneous are preferably located on a conical surface 48, 50 within the first mentioned coils 28, 30 in such a manner that a recess is formed in which a conically shaped gradient coil system 52 can be accommodated, with the result that the expensive outer coil 28 and the supplementary coil 30 can be arranged at an as short as possible distance from the space for receiving the patient to be examined.

La invención se relaciona con un tipo de campo vertical aparato de MRI proporcionado un sistema superconducting 20a, 20b de la bobina para generar un campo magnético substancialmente homogéneo en un volumen 18 de la proyección de imagen del aparato. El sistema de la bobina incluye una bobina externa circular 28 y una bobina suplementaria 30 que se coloque en el mismo plano 32 que y dentro de la bobina externa, que arrolla conducta enfrente de corrientes. El cociente D.sub.a /D.sub.o del diámetro D.sub.a de la bobina suplementaria al diámetro D.sub.o de la bobina externa miente entre 0.7 y 0.9. Otras bobinas 34 a 38, 40 a 46 para hacer el campo aún más homogéneo se establecen preferiblemente en una superficie cónica 48, 50 dentro de las bobinas primero mencionadas 28, 30 de manera que una hendidura esté formada en la cual un sistema cónicamente formado 52 de la bobina del gradiente puede ser acomodado, con el resultado que la bobina externa costosa 28 y la bobina suplementaria 30 se pueden arreglar en un tan corto como distancia posible del espacio para recibir al paciente que se examinará.

 
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