Low inductance transverse gradient system of restricted length

• Published in: Magnetic resonance imaging Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 607 - 613
• Main Authors: Andrew, E.R., Szczesniak, E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 1995; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Computer Simulation; Fast imaging; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Low inductance coil; Magnetic field gradient; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - instrumentation; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy - methods; Medical sciences; Microscopy; Miscellaneous. Technology; NMR microscopy; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Transverse gradient; NMR microscopy; Fast imaging; Low inductance coil; Magnetic field gradient; Transverse gradient; Human; Gradient; Instrumentation; Coil; Inductance; Rapid technique; Microscopy; Low; Animal; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Magnetic field; Biomedical engineering; Brain (vertebrata)
• ISSN: 0730-725X; 1873-5894
• DOI: 10.1016/0730-725X(95)00002-X

A new transverse gradient coil assembly of restricted length is presented. The coil is symmetric, has the advantage of simplicity, generates a remarkably large volume of uniform transverse gradient field, features very low inductance, and can therefore be suitable for applications requiring fast switched gradients. A prototype coil has been constructed to check computer simulations and to compare measured parameters of the system with those expected. Coils of this type may be used for MRI of the human head, and of animals, and for NMR microimaging.