Apparatus for process for making biomagnetic measurements
US4793355A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for making biomagnetic measurements includes a biomagnetometer for measuring magnetic fields produced by the body and an electromagnetic location measurement and recording system for automatically determining the location of the portion of the body from which the magnetic signals are being gathered. The electromagnetic location recording system permits establishing a real time body frame of reference with respect to the biomagnetometer, so that biomagnetic signals can be correlated directly with body location and structure. The electromagnetic location recording system may be operated continuously at radiation wavelengths which do not interfere with the taking of data, or intermittently with the taking of biomagnetic data, to avoid interference with the measured values of the biomagnetic data. The elements of the electromagnetic location recording system have substantially no residual magnetism when the location recording system is not operating, as the biomagnetic signals are typically so small that even normal residual magnetism might be erroneously recorded as a biomagnetic signal.
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