Radio frequency shield for nuclear magnetic resonance procedures
First Claim
1. An apparatus for use in RF shielding, comprising:
- a holder comprising RF shielding and configured for forming a substantially complete RF shield when the holder is adjoined to the cavity of a magnet associated with magnet-RF-shielding.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing RF shielding for performing nuclear magnetic resonance (“NMR”) procedures, comprising a radio-opaque holder in combination with radio-opaque magnet components to form an RF shield around a patient undergoing an NMR procedure. In embodiments, a radio-opaque holder having a radio-opaque bottom portion and a radio-opaque canopy is adjoined to an NMR magnet having a radio-opaque cryostat and a radio-opaque service end cap to form an RF shield. A patient is placed on a patient support unit located in the holder bottom portion. The patient support unit, including the patient, is then inserted into the cavity of the NMR magnet and a canopy is placed on top of the bottom portion of the holder. An RF shield is thus created comprising the canopy, the bottom portion, the cryostat of the magnet, and an end cap on the service end of the magnet.
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1. An apparatus for use in RF shielding, comprising:
a holder comprising RF shielding and configured for forming a substantially complete RF shield when the holder is adjoined to the cavity of a magnet associated with magnet-RF-shielding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for providing RF shielding comprising:
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a holder comprising holder-RF-shielding;
a magnet comprising magnet-RF-shielding, the magnet-RF-shielding configured, when the holder adjoined to the magnet, for combining with the holder-RF-shielding to form a substantially complete RF shield. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A method of providing RF shielding for a patient comprising:
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placing the patient on a holder, the holder comprising RF shielding configured for forming a substantially complete RF shield around the patient when the holder is adjoined to the cavity of a magnet associated with magnet-RF-shielding; and
adjoining the holder to the cavity of the magnet. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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89. An apparatus for use in RF shielding, comprising:
a member comprising RF shielding and configured for forming a substantially complete RF shield when the member is adjoined to the cavity of a magnet associated with magnet-RF-shielding. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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