Patent ID: 8362777

Claim:
A magnetic resonance apparatus comprising: a magnetic resonance data acquisition unit configured to operate to acquire magnetic resonance data from an examination subject therein; a first flat/saddle coil cooling system that generates a magnetic field in a first direction, said first flat/saddle coil cooling system comprising coils selected from the group consisting of flat coils and saddle coils; an additional flat/saddle coil cooling system that generates a magnetic field in an additional direction, said additional flat/saddle coil cooling system comprising coils selected from the group consisting of flat coils and saddle coils; and said first flat/saddle coil cooling system and said additional flat/saddle coil cooling system being configured to generate a gradient magnetic field in a direction composed of at least said magnetic field generated by the first flat/saddle coil cooling system and the additional field generated by the additional flat/saddle coil cooling system.