Reduction of magnetic field-induced interferences when measuring bioelectric signals

US11622725B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

• Ulrich Batzer · Spardorf, DE
• Peter Greif · Cologne, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 11, 2023
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/541
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A filter method for reducing interferences of a measuring signal, caused by magnetic fields of a rotatable medical imaging system while measuring bioelectric signals in a differential voltage measuring system, the filter method including: capturing a frequency value of a rotation of a gantry of the rotatable medical imaging system; generating a virtual reference signal as a function of the frequency value captured; estimating, via an adaptive signal filter, an amplitude and a constant phase offset of an estimated interference signal, based upon the virtual reference signal generated and a measuring signal; and filtering the measuring signal with the adaptive signal filter by subtracting the estimated interference signal from the measuring signal. A filter apparatus is also described. Furthermore a voltage measuring system is described. Furthermore, a rotating medical imaging system is described.