Patent ID: 6825660
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging, comprising: a degenerate birdcage coil configure within a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having a pair of opposing rings and a plurality of rungs positioned circumferentially around said pair of rings; an input excitation circuitry for applying excitation radio frequency (RF) energy to said degenerate birdcage coil at a first resonance mode thereof; and an output receiving circuitry for receiving RF energy emitted by an object positioned within said degenerate birdcage coil, said output receiving circuitry receiving said emitted RF energy at a plurality of resonance modes at a single frequency of said degenerate birdcage coil, including said first resonance mode; wherein said output receiving circuitry is configured to independently read each of said plurality of resonance modes with respect to one another.