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Method of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic analysis and associated apparatus employing a loopless antenna

  • US 5,928,145 A
  • Filed: 04/25/1996
  • Issued: 07/27/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of magnetic resonance analysis of a specimen, said method comprisingpositioning said specimen within a main magnetic field,introducing a loopless antenna in close proximity to said specimen,imposing said main magnetic field on a region of interest of said specimen,applying radio frequency pulses to said region of interest to excite magnetic resonance signals within said specimen,applying gradient magnetic pulses to said region of interest to spatially encode said magnetic resonance signals,employing a coaxial cable with an outer shield and an inner conductor,employing a portion of said outer shield and a portion of said inner conductor as an antenna portion of said loopless antenna for receiving said magnetic resonance signals and employing another portion of said coaxial cable for emitting responsive output signals,employing processing means for receiving and processing said responsive output signals and converting them into magnetic resonance information, andemploying display means for receiving said magnetic resonance information from said processing means and displaying the same as an image or as chemical shift spectra.

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