Optical interface for local MRI coils
US7345485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3692
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implementation of an optical transmission path for NMR signals from local coils in magnetic resonance imaging employs a photomodulator that may be incorporated into a connecting optical cable to be shared among multiple local coils and to provide for connection and disconnection at an electrical interface eliminating the need for optical connectors.
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