Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic field shimming adjustment: reducing magnetic distribution errors by obtaining current potential distributions of MRI apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 磁场匀场调整:通过获得MRI设备的电流分布来减少磁分布误差
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Application No.: US12991495Application Date: 2009-05-08
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Publication No.: US08947089B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Mitsushi Abe , Ryuya Ando , Takeshi Nakayama
- Applicant: Mitsushi Abe , Ryuya Ando , Takeshi Nakayama
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.,Hitachi Medical Corporation
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.,Hitachi Medical Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Mattingly & Malur, PC
- Priority: JP2008-122843 20080509
- International Application: PCT/JP2009/058713 WO 20090508
- International Announcement: WO2009/136643 WO 20091112
- Main IPC: G01R33/3873
- IPC: G01R33/3873 ; G01R33/3875 ; G01R33/389 ; G01R33/383 ; G01R33/38 ; A61B5/055 ; H01F7/02

Abstract:
A measured error magnetic field distribution is divided into eigen-mode components obtained by a singular decomposition and iron piece arrangements corresponding to respective modes are combined and arranged on a shim-tray. An eigen-mode to be corrected is selected in accordance with an attainable magnetic field accuracy (homogeneity) and appropriateness of arranged volume of the iron pieces. Because the adjustment can be made with the attainable magnetic field accuracy (homogeneity) being known, an erroneous adjustment can also be known, and the adjustment is automatically done during repeated adjustments. As a result, an apparatus with a high accuracy can be provided. In addition, there is an advantageous effect of being able to detect a poor magnet earlier by checking the attainable homogeneity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110089943A1 MAGNETIC FIELD ADJUSTMENT FOR MRI APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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