US 11,686,792 B2
Receive coil arrangement and method for use thereof
Daniel K. Sodickson, Larchmont, NY (US); Martijn Cloos, New York, NY (US); and Bei Zhang, Hartsdale, NY (US)
Assigned to NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, New York, NY (US)
Filed by New York University, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2018, as Appl. No. 15/966,827.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/541,521, filed on Aug. 4, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/492,267, filed on Apr. 30, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2018/0329005 A1, Nov. 15, 2018
Int. Cl. G01R 33/36 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 33/3415 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 33/3614 (2013.01) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/6803 (2013.01); A61B 5/6806 (2013.01); G01R 33/34007 (2013.01); G01R 33/3415 (2013.01); G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); G01R 33/365 (2013.01); G01R 33/3621 (2013.01); G01R 33/3657 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A coil arrangement, comprising:
at least one coil configuration having a parallel resonant circuit at a port, wherein:
the at least one coil configuration includes an inner conductor, a substrate, and an outer conductor, and the substrate being provided between the inner conductor and the outer conductor,
the at least one coil configuration is detuned by a detuning circuit configured to cause a low impedance at the port, wherein the detuning circuit includes at least one of (i) at least one positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diode, or (ii) at least one Micro Electronic Mechanical Systems (MEMS) switch, and
at least one of (i) the at least one PIN diode or (ii) the at least one MEMS switch is directly electrically connected to the inner conductor and the outer conductor;
wherein, during a receiving mode, two ends of the port are connected to two ends of the inner conductor.