MRI radio frequency receiver comprising digital down converter with connector that passes analog signal being contained within radio frequency receiver coil unit
US9784805B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/3692
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging radio frequency-receiver (112; 216; 308; 404), the receiver (112; 216; 308; 404) being adapted to receive analog signals from at least one radio frequency receiver coil unit (106; 200; 202; 300; 400; 402), the radio frequency receiver (112; 216; 308; 404) comprising: an analog-digital converter (118; 226) to convert the analog pre-amplified magnetic resonance signal into a digital signal, means (120; 230) for digital down converting the digital signal and a first communication interface (130; 252) adapted for transmitting the down converted digital signal via a communication link (e.g. wireless, optical or wire-bound).
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