[22p-E305-1~8] Status and Prospects of Superconducting Technology Contributing to Medical Applications

[22p-E305-6] MgB₂ Superconducting Magnet for MRI

〇Motomune Kodama¹, Manabu Aoki¹, Hideki Tanaka¹ (1.Hitachi)

Keywords:MRI, MgB2, Superconductivity

MgB₂ has higher critical temperature than NbTi and is an effective option to enable helium-less magnets for MRI scanners. In this presentation, the development trend and advantage of the MgB₂ superconducting wire and magnet are reported.