Patent ID: 6236209
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An actively shielded, transversal gradient coil system for a nuclear magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, the system comprising a plurality of saddle coils radially spaced from each other and arranged in both primary and secondary planes for respectively generating gradient fields in an X-direction and a Y-direction, the saddle coils having windings implemented in 3-D technology which include a plurality of open conductor ends wherein connector elements connect the conductor ends of the primary and secondary planes which belong to one another at an end face, and wherein the connector elements for connector ends discharging between center planes of neighboring shim pockets are formed as planar plate connectors arranged outwardly of the shim pockets in a plurality of planes insulated from one another, the planar plate connectors respectively including a base part secured to a carrier ring and a plurality of conductor fastening legs projecting substantially radially outward therefrom and arranged circumferentially offset with respect to one another in the planes lying above one another.