发明名称 Using memristor devices as switches for MRI RF coils
摘要 A radiofrequency (RF) coil assembly (18,18′) for use in a magnetic resonance system (10) includes a radiofrequency coil (42) and a plurality of memory resistive elements (46,56,62,72) which each retains a selected resistive state after a control signal is removed. A detune circuit (44), part of the radiofrequency coil assembly, includes a memory resistive element (46) which switches the radiofrequency coil between a tuned and detuned state. Connected between the radiofrequency coil and a pre-amplifier (52), a blanking circuit (54) includes a memory resistive element (56) to short circuit an input of the pre-amplifier. A multiplexing circuit (60) includes a plurality of memory resistive elements (62) to selectively couple the selected outputs of the radiofrequency coils to a receiver (26). A biasing circuit (27) generates the control signal to set the memory resistive elements (46,56) to a first resistive state during a transmit mode and to a second resistive state during a receive mode magnetic resonance system.
申请公布号 US9417299(B2) 申请公布日期 2016.08.16
申请号 US201013376615 申请日期 2010.05.17
申请人 Koninklijke Philips N.V. 发明人 Reykowski Arne
分类号 G01R33/3415;G01R33/36 主分类号 G01R33/3415
代理机构 代理人
主权项 1. A radiofrequency (RF) coil assembly configured for use in a magnetic resonance system, including: a preamplifier; a transmit radiofrequency coil; a receive radiofrequency coil; and a memory resistive element which retains a selected resistive state after a control signal is removed, wherein the memory resistive element functions as a switch and is connected between the receive radiofrequency coil and the pre-amplifier of the magnetic resonance system.
地址 Eindhoven NL
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