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Medical imaging system comprising a magnet unit and a radiation unit

US11464469B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Rebecca Fahrig · Palo Alto, US
Martino Leghissa · Wiesenthau, DE
Simon Calvert · Sammamish, US
Adrian Mark Thomas · Shrewsbury, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 8, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/4808
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical imaging system a magnet unit includes a main magnet and a first housing. In an embodiment, the main magnet is arranged inside the first housing and includes coil elements and at least one coil carrier, the magnet unit defining an examination opening. The first radiation unit is embodied to irradiate the examination object and is arranged on the side of the magnet unit. The magnet unit includes a first region, transparent to radiation emitted by the first radiation unit radially to the examination axis. The first radiation unit is embodied to emit radiation through the first region of the magnet unit in a direction of the examination opening and is furthermore embodied to rotate about the examination opening.

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