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Abstract #3056

Design Strategy for Shielded Open MRI Magnets

Franco E. Bertora1, Elisa Molinari2, Andrea Viale1

1Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Italian Institute of Technology, GENOVA, GE, Italy; 2Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Italian Institute of Technology, GENOVA, Ge, Italy


A magnet design strategy is proposed, starting from a three-dimensional finite configuration that completely confines the field and that contains a closed cavity where the field is perfectly homogeneous. When the cavity is opened on one or more sides to allow patient access distortions are induced and a stray field arises, but the three-dimensional starting point introduces a new degree of freedom that would be otherwise absent