Local coil arrangement for magnetic resonance applications and patient bed for a magnetic resonance system, with integrated electrical interfaces
US8294460B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/34076
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A local coil arrangement for magnetic resonance applications has a mechanically dimensionally stable support element that rests on a patient bed so as to transfer the weight of the local coil arrangement to the patient bed. The local coil arrangement has at least one local coil to excite and/or to receive magnetic resonance signals and a multipole, prefabricated electrical interface via which the local coil can be electrically contacted. The electrical interface is arranged so as to be dimensionally stable at the support element. Positioning aids for positioning of local coil arrangement are arranged on the support surface that also transfer the weight of the local coil arrangement is transferred to the patient bed as well as plugging the electrical interface into an electrical counter-interface.
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