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Patent Inventor Names
William Daniel Barber0
Kathleen Melanie Amm0
Kenneth William Rohling0
Ronald Dean Watkins0
Christopher Judson Hardy0
Date of Patent
January 23, 2007
0Patent Application Number
110231400
Date Filed
December 22, 2004
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A cryogenically cooled radiofrequency (RF) coil structure for use in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and method for cryogenically cooling RF coils are provided. The cryogenically cooled RF coil structure comprises a sealed structure constructed of non-conducting material and adapted for containing a cooling substance and at least one RF coil disposed integrally in contact with the sealed structure such that sealed structure and integrally disposed RF coil are disposed about an object to be imaged.
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