MR scanner including liquid cooled RF coil and method for cooling an RF coil

A method and apparatus for cooling MRI system (26) components including components that reside inside an RF shield (140) such as an RF coil (152), a receiver coil, a patient support table (20) and a patient enclosure wall (32) wherein the cooling system employs a liquid coolant essentially devoid of...

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Hauptverfasser: ASSIF, BENNY, DEAN, DAVID E, HUGG, JAMES W
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method and apparatus for cooling MRI system (26) components including components that reside inside an RF shield (140) such as an RF coil (152), a receiver coil, a patient support table (20) and a patient enclosure wall (32) wherein the cooling system employs a liquid coolant essentially devoid of protons and to that end, essentially devoid of hydrogen atoms.