Detection unit for arrangement inside a cylindrical patient receptacle of a magnetic resonance apparatus

US7719277B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

• Ludwig Eberler · Dresden, DE
• Razvan Lazar · Erlangen, DE
• Jürgen Nistler · Erlangen, DE
• Wolfgang Renz · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2007
• Grant date: May 18, 2010
• Expiry date: May 22, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61B6/4417
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Detection unit is disclosed for arrangement inside a cylindrical patient receptacle of a magnetic resonance apparatus. In at least one embodiment, the detection unit includes an annular PET detector arrangement with PET detector blocks, and a radiofrequency coil arrangement, arranged coaxially inside the PET detector arrangement and including longitudinal conductors, the longitudinal conductors being guided at least in sections along interspaces between mutually spaced apart detector blocks.