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Method for operating a magnetic resonance tomography device

US6501977B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 2000
Grant dateDec 31, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R33/3852
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method for operating a magnetic resonance tomography device having a gradient system, which contains at least one gradient coil arrangement for generating a gradient field in a spatial direction and which also contains an energy supply device that is connected to the gradient coil arrangement, and wherein the gradient coil arrangement has at least one first sub-coil and one second sub-coil, and wherein the energy supply device is fashioned such that currents can be adjusted independently of one another in the sub-coils for the continuous adjustment of at least one property of the gradient field, the current in at least one of the sub-coils is determined and adjusted by solving an optimization task containing a target function and at least one secondary condition so that stimulations of a living examination subject are avoided.

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