Patent ID: 7026815
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An MR apparatus, comprising: an examination volume of the open type such that an examination volume is accessible laterally; main coil devices which produce a main magnetic field that is disposed on two opposite sides of the examination volume; at least one high-frequency coil device which excites the proton precession; at least one two-piece gradient coil device disposed on opposite sides of the examination volume configured for positionally coding the excitation of the proton precession, a central recess extending from the examination volume entirely through the main coil device on at least one side of the examination volume; and a holding element disposed in the central recess, with the gradient coil device being exclusively attached to a side of the holding element facing the examination volume, and the holding element being mechanically decoupled from the main coil devices.