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Magnetic resonance tomography device with localization system and method to localize a local coil

US8217654B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Stephan Biber · Erlangen, DE
Peter Heubes · Baiersdorf, DE
Wilfried Schnell · Forchheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 7, 2010
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/341
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance tomography device has a magnet system that generates a gradient field; with a local coil that receives a magnetic resonance signal; and with a localization system that is fashioned to locate the local coil. The localization system has a number of magnetic field sensors that are integrated with the local coil and fashioned to detect the gradient field. Such a device is used in a corresponding method for localization of a local coil in a magnetic resonance tomography device, and a local coil is fashioned so as to be suitable for this purpose.

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