MRI-monitored equipment with built-in MR signal reception coil and signal emitter
US8060182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/4814
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a system having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and MRI-monitored medical equipment, the MRI-monitored medical equipment has an inductive coil built into the equipment that receives magnetic resonance signals from a subject and generates inductive electromagnetic signals according to the received magnetic resonance signals. The magnetic resonance imaging system has at least one reception coil that is positioned externally of the MRI-monitored medical equipment and that is connected to the magnetic resonance imaging system via a cable. The reception coil receives the electromagnetic signals that are generated by the inductive coil that is built into the medical equipment.
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