Mri System Comprising a Scan Room Inferface for A/D-Conversion of Mr Signals Between a Receiver Coil Unit and a Remote Signal Processing Unit
    1.
    发明申请
    Mri System Comprising a Scan Room Inferface for A/D-Conversion of Mr Signals Between a Receiver Coil Unit and a Remote Signal Processing Unit 有权
    包含扫描室的Mri系统接收器线圈单元和远程信号处理单元之间的信号的A / D转换的表面

    公开(公告)号:US20080191695A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-14

    申请号:US11909164

    申请日:2006-03-20

    IPC分类号: G01R33/36

    摘要: The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging system, to a magnetic resonance imaging method for operating a magnetic resonance imaging system and to a computer program for operating a magnetic resonance imaging system. In order to considerably reduce the number of cabling in a magnetic resonance imaging system a magnetic resonance imaging system (1) is suggested, the system comprising: an examination zone (5) arranged to receive a body for examination; magnetic field generating means (9, 10, 24) for generating a magnetic field in the examination zone (5); a receiving unit (14) located in the examination zone (5) or in the vicinity of the examination zone (5); an interface unit (17) located in the examination zone (5) or in the vicinity of the examination zone (5), and arranged separately from the receiving unit (14); and a signal processing unit (21) disposed at a location (2) remote from the receiving unit (14) and the interface unit (17); wherein the receiving unit (14) comprising a receiver (15) adapted to receive a spin resonance signal generated in the examination zone (5), and a transmitter (16) adapted to transmit the spin resonance signal to the interface unit (17); and wherein the interface unit (17) comprises a receiver (20) for receiving the spin resonance signals, an analog to digital converter (19) adapted to generate a digital signal in response to the received spin resonance signal, and a transmitter (20) for transmitting the digitized signal to the signal processing unit (21).

    摘要翻译: 磁共振成像系统技术领域本发明涉及一种用于操作磁共振成像系统的磁共振成像方法和用于操作磁共振成像系统的计算机程序的磁共振成像系统。 为了大大减少磁共振成像系统中的电缆数量,建议使用磁共振成像系统(1),该系统包括:检查区域(5),布置成接收检查体; 用于在检查区(5)中产生磁场的磁场产生装置(9,10,24); 位于检查区(5)或检查区(5)附近的接收单元(14); 位于所述检查区域(5)中或所述检查区域(5)附近的接口单元(17),并且与所述接收单元(14)分开布置; 以及设置在远离所述接收单元(14)和所述接口单元(17)的位置(2)处的信号处理单元(21)。 其中所述接收单元(14)包括适于接收在所述检查区(5)中产生的自旋共振信号的接收器(15)和适于将所述自旋共振信号传输到所述接口单元(17)的发射器(16)。 并且其中所述接口单元(17)包括用于接收所述自旋谐振信号的接收器(20),适于响应于所接收的自旋谐振信号产生数字信号的模数转换器(19),以及发射器(20) 用于将数字化信号发送到信号处理单元(21)。

    MRI system comprising a scan room interface for A/D-conversion of MR signals between a receiver coil unit and a remote signal processing unit
    2.
    发明授权
    MRI system comprising a scan room interface for A/D-conversion of MR signals between a receiver coil unit and a remote signal processing unit 有权
    MRI系统包括用于在接收器线圈单元和远程信号处理单元之间进行MR信号的A / D转换的扫描室接口

    公开(公告)号:US07746072B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-29

    申请号:US11909164

    申请日:2006-03-20

    IPC分类号: G01V3/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging system, to a magnetic resonance imaging method for operating a magnetic resonance imaging system and to a computer program for operating a magnetic resonance imaging system. In order to considerably reduce the number of cabling in a magnetic resonance imaging system a magnetic resonance imaging system (1) is suggested, the system comprising: an examination zone (5) arranged to receive a body for examination; magnetic field generating means (9, 10, 24) for generating a magnetic field in the examination zone (5); a receiving unit (14) located in the examination zone (5) or in the vicinity of the examination zone (5); an interface unit (17) located in the examination zone (5) or in the vicinity of the examination zone (5), and arranged separately from the receiving unit (14); and a signal processing unit (21) disposed at a location (2) remote from the receiving unit (14) and the interface unit (17); wherein the receiving unit (14) comprising a receiver (15) adapted to receive a spin resonance signal generated in the examination zone (5), and a transmitter (16) adapted to transmit the spin resonance signal to the interface unit (17); and wherein the interface unit (17) comprises a receiver (20) for receiving the spin resonance signals, an analog to digital converter (19) adapted to generate a digital signal in response to the received spin resonance signal, and a transmitter (20) for transmitting the digitized signal to the signal processing unit (21).

    摘要翻译: 磁共振成像系统技术领域本发明涉及一种用于操作磁共振成像系统的磁共振成像方法和用于操作磁共振成像系统的计算机程序的磁共振成像系统。 为了大大减少磁共振成像系统中的电缆数量,建议使用磁共振成像系统(1),该系统包括:检查区域(5),布置成接收检查体; 用于在检查区(5)中产生磁场的磁场产生装置(9,10,24); 位于检查区(5)或检查区(5)附近的接收单元(14); 位于所述检查区域(5)中或所述检查区域(5)附近的接口单元(17),并且与所述接收单元(14)分开布置; 以及设置在远离所述接收单元(14)和所述接口单元(17)的位置(2)处的信号处理单元(21)。 其中所述接收单元(14)包括适于接收在所述检查区(5)中产生的自旋共振信号的接收器(15)和适于将所述自旋共振信号传输到所述接口单元(17)的发射器(16)。 并且其中所述接口单元(17)包括用于接收所述自旋谐振信号的接收器(20),适于响应于所接收的自旋谐振信号产生数字信号的模数转换器(19),以及发射器(20) 用于将数字化信号发送到信号处理单元(21)。

    MR COILS WITH AN ACTIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HAVING AN INDIRECT POWER CONNECTION
    3.
    发明申请
    MR COILS WITH AN ACTIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HAVING AN INDIRECT POWER CONNECTION 审中-公开
    具有间接电源连接的有源电子元件的线圈

    公开(公告)号:US20110012598A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-20

    申请号:US12744947

    申请日:2008-11-27

    IPC分类号: G01R33/44

    摘要: A radio frequency coil comprises: a coil unit (30, 100) including one or more conductive radio frequency receive elements (32, 110) tuned to receive a magnetic resonance signal and an on-board active electronic component (34, 114, 118) operatively coupled with the one or more conductive radio frequency receive elements; and a power coupling element (40, 46, 134, 138, 140) configured to non-conductively receive electrical power from a power delivery element (44, 132, 136) during a magnetic resonance acquisition session to power the on-board active electronic component (114, 118) during the magnetic resonance acquisition session (e.g. wirelessly by inductive coupling or by capacitive coupling). In some embodiments, the power coupling element (134, 138, 140) is a component of the coil unit (102), and the radio frequency coil further comprises a base coil unit (104) including the power delivery element (132, 136) operatively combinable with the coil unit (102) to define an annular coil.

    摘要翻译: 射频线圈包括:线圈单元(30,100),包括被调谐以接收磁共振信号的一个或多个导电射频接收元件(32,110)和板载有源电子元件(34,114,118) 与所述一个或多个导电射频接收元件可操作地耦合; 以及功率耦合元件(40,46,134,138,140),其被配置为在磁共振采集会话期间非导电地接收来自功率传递元件(44,132,136)的电力,以为所述板载有源电子 在磁共振采集会话期间(例如,通过电感耦合或电容耦合无线地)组件(114,118)。 在一些实施例中,功率耦合元件(134,138,140)是线圈单元(102)的组件,并且射频线圈还包括包括功率输送元件(132,136)的基线圈单元(104) 可操作地与线圈单元(102)组合以限定环形线圈。

    Adaptive data rate control
    6.
    发明授权
    Adaptive data rate control 有权
    自适应数据速率控制

    公开(公告)号:US08548560B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-01

    申请号:US12994172

    申请日:2009-05-28

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05

    摘要: A data rate controlling feedback loop evaluates an actual instantaneous available quality of service of a communication link for transmitting data and controls the data rate based on an evaluation result, Feedback control may both be local to a device for acquiring examination data, such as a magnetic resonance imaging coil, or over the communication link by reducing the data rate at least momentarily to fit the communication link's performance over time, enabling a graceful degradation of an image quality at lower data rates.

    摘要翻译: 数据速率控制反馈环路评估用于发送数据的通信链路的实际即时可用服务质量,并且基于评估结果来控制数据速率,反馈控制可以是用于获取检查数据的设备的本地,例如磁 共振成像线圈,或者在通信链路上通过至少暂时降低数据速率以适应通信链路随时间的性能,从而能够以较低的数据速率优化图像质量。

    Wireless transmit and receive MRI coils
    7.
    发明授权
    Wireless transmit and receive MRI coils 有权
    无线发射和接收MRI线圈

    公开(公告)号:US08598874B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-03

    申请号:US12808409

    申请日:2008-12-22

    IPC分类号: G01V3/00 G01R33/36

    CPC分类号: G01R33/3692 G01R33/3614

    摘要: A magnetic resonance system includes a wireless local coil which functions as a transmit only or a transmit and receive coil. The local coil includes an RF coil with a plurality of coil elements. A corresponding number of transmit amplifiers apply RF signals to the RF coil elements to transmit an RF signal. A peak power supply provides electrical power to the transmit amplifiers to transmit relatively high power RF pulses. A trickle charging device recharges the peak power supply between RF pulses front a local coil power supply. A power transfer device wirelessly transfers power to a coil power supply recharging device which recharges the local coil power supply.

    摘要翻译: 磁共振系统包括用作发射或无线发射和接收线圈的无线本地线圈。 本地线圈包括具有多个线圈元件的RF线圈。 相应数量的发射放大器将RF信号施加到RF线圈元件以发射RF信号。 峰值电源为发射放大器提供电力以传输较高功率的RF脉冲。 涓流充电装置在本地线圈电源之前的RF脉冲之间对峰值电源进行充电。 电力传输装置将电力无线地传送到为本地线圈电源充电的线圈电源充电装置。

    ADAPTIVE DATA RATE CONTROL
    8.
    发明申请
    ADAPTIVE DATA RATE CONTROL 有权
    自适应数据速率控制

    公开(公告)号:US20110103491A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-05-05

    申请号:US12994172

    申请日:2009-05-28

    IPC分类号: H04B1/66 H04L27/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to a data rate controlling feedback loop (355, 360) that can evaluate an actual instantaneous available quality of service of a communication link (345) for transmitting data and control the data rate based on an evaluation result. Feedback control may both be local to a device for acquiring examination data such as e.g. a magnetic resonance imaging coil or over the communication link by reducing the data rate at least momentarily to fit the communication link's performance over time, enabling a graceful degradation of an image quality at lower data rates.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种数据速率控制反馈回路(355,360),其可以评估用于发送数据的通信链路(345)的实际瞬时可用服务质量,并且基于评估结果来控制数据速率。 反馈控制可以都是用于获取检查数据的设备本地的,例如, 磁共振成像线圈或通过通信链路至少瞬间降低数据速率以适应通信链路的性能随时间变化,从而能够以较低的数据速率优化图像质量。

    WIRELESS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE MRI COILS
    9.
    发明申请
    WIRELESS TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE MRI COILS 有权
    无线传输和接收MRI线圈

    公开(公告)号:US20100308826A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-12-09

    申请号:US12808409

    申请日:2008-12-22

    IPC分类号: G01R33/44

    CPC分类号: G01R33/3692 G01R33/3614

    摘要: A magnetic resonance system (10) includes a wireless local coil (22) which functions as a transmit only or a transmit and receive coil. The local coil includes an RF coil (50) with a plurality of coil elements (501, 50a). A corresponding number of transmit amplifiers (581, 58a) apply RF signals to the RF coil elements to transmit an RF signal. A peak power supply (56) provides electrical power to the transmit amplifiers to transmit relatively high power RF pulses. A trickle charging device (66) recharges the peak power supply between RF pulses from a local coil power supply (60). A power transfer device (64) wirelessly transfers power to a coil power supply recharging device (62) which recharges the local coil power supply (60).

    摘要翻译: 磁共振系统(10)包括无线本地线圈(22),其用作发射或发射和接收线圈。 本地线圈包括具有多个线圈元件(501,50a)的RF线圈(50)。 相应数量的发射放大器(581,58a)向RF线圈元件施加RF信号以发送RF信号。 峰值电源(56)向发射放大器提供电力以传输较高功率的RF脉冲。 涓流充电装置(66)对来自本地线圈电源(60)的RF脉冲之间的峰值电源进行充电。 电力传送装置(64)将功率无线地传送到对本地线圈电源(60)再充电的线圈电源充电装置(62)。

    POWER SUPPLY FOR RF COILS
    10.
    发明申请
    POWER SUPPLY FOR RF COILS 审中-公开
    射频线圈供电

    公开(公告)号:US20100090699A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-15

    申请号:US12520163

    申请日:2007-12-20

    IPC分类号: G01R33/36 G01R33/34

    摘要: A radio-frequency (RF) coil array for receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals wherein the RF coil array (402) comprises at least one RF receive coil with an associated electronic circuit, a rechargeable electrical storage device arranged to supply electrical power to the associated electronic circuit, and a charging circuit arranged to charge the rechargeable electrical storage device, wherein the charging circuit includes a switching circuit (102SW1, 102SW2, 104SW1, 104SW2, 106SW1, 106SW2, 108SW1, 108SW2) configured to electrically isolate the charging circuit from the RF coil array at least when the RF receive coil is receiving MR signal. During a time period when the RF receive coil is not receiving MR signal and/or when another RF coil is not transmitting RF signals in the presence of the RF receive coil, the switching circuit switches the charging circuit to an ON state which enables the charging circuit to charge the rechargeable electrical storage device.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于接收磁共振(MR)信号的射频(RF)线圈阵列,其中RF线圈阵列(402)包括具有相关联的电子电路的至少一个RF接收线圈,可充电电存储装置,其布置成向 以及充电电路,其被布置为对可再充电电存储装置充电,其中充电电路包括被配置为将充电电路与电池电隔离的开关电路(102SW1,102SW2,104SW1,10SSW2,106SW1,106SW2,108SW1,108SW2) RF线圈阵列至少当RF接收线圈正在接收MR信号时。 在RF接收线圈没有接收到MR信号的时间段期间和/或当RF接收线圈的另一个RF线圈不发射RF信号时,开关电路将充电电路切换到能够进行充电的ON状态 电路为可充电电力存储装置充电。