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SIMULTANEOUS TX-RX FOR MRI SYSTEMS AND OTHER ANTENNA DEVICES

  • US 20120223709A1
  • Filed: 02/28/2012
  • Published: 09/06/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing a magnetic-resonance (MR) coil having a plurality of antenna elements;

    locating the MR coil in a bore of an MR magnet;

    transmitting an MR transmit signal (TX signal) using the MR coil;

    receiving an MR receive signal (RX signal) using the MR coil simultaneously with the transmitting of the MR transmit signal (TX signal);

    removing artifacts of the TX signal from the received MR receive signal (RX signal) to form a net received signal (NRX signal); and

    processing the net received signal (NRX signal) and generating MR output data from the processed NRX signal.

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