MR scanner including liquid cooled RF coil and method

A method and apparatus for cooling MRI system components including components that reside inside an RF shield such as an RF coil, a receiver coil, a patient support table and a patient enclosure wall wherein the cooling system employs a liquid coolant essentially devoid of protons and to that end, e...

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