JP4718112B2 - 磁気共鳴イメージングのための勾配コイル装置 - Google Patents
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182 主勾配コイル
184 補正コイル
180 勾配コイル組立体
140 分極マグネット
152 全身RFコイル
141 マグネット組立体
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- MRイメージングシステム(10)に用いる可変撮影領域勾配コイル組立体(180)における勾配コイルを構成する方法(200)であって、
主勾配コイル(182)と補正コイル(184)との組合せからなる有効勾配コイルの第1の撮影領域に対応する第1の電流密度関数を求める工程(210)と、
第2の撮影領域に対応する第2の電流密度関数を、前記第1の電流密度関数から電流を減少させることにより、計算する工程(220)と、
前記主勾配コイル(182)の幾何学的形状を求めて前記第2の撮影領域を与える工程(230)と、
補正コイル(184)の幾何学的形状を確定する工程、
とを具備し、
前記確定工程は、前記主勾配コイル(182)の戻り導線と前記補正コイル(184)の順巻線とが実質的に重なることを確保しつつ、前記計算工程において計算した第1と第2の電流密度関数の符号が一致していることを確認して、前記補正コイル(184)の幾何学的形状を確定することを特徴とする勾配コイル構成方法。 - 前記第1の撮影領域が前記第2の撮影領域より大きい請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記確定工程は、前記有効勾配コイルの電流密度関数と前記主勾配コイル(182)の電流密度関数との差を計算する工程を含むことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の方法。
- MRイメージングシステム(10)に用いる可変FOV(撮影領域)を有する勾配コイル組立体(180)において、
イメージング軸の周りに配設されて勾配磁場を生成する主勾配コイル(182)と、
イメージング軸の周りに配設され、戻り部分が前記主勾配コイル(182)の戻り部分と実質的に重なる状態で位置させられた補正コイル(184)と、
を備える勾配コイル組立体(180)であって、
前記主勾配コイル(182)及び前記補正コイル(184)が協働して第1の撮影領域を与えるものであり、
前記主勾配コイル(182)は、前記第1の撮影領域よりも小さい第2の撮影領域を与えるように作動するものであり、
前記補正コイル(184)は、前記主勾配コイルの戻り巻線と前記補正コイルの順巻線とが重なり、これらの巻線を流れる電流の方向が一致している、ことを特徴とする勾配コイル組立体。 - 前記第2の撮影領域が前記第1の撮影領域より大きい請求項4に記載の勾配コイル組立体(180)。
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