Signaling a tuning of adjustment parameters of a coil arrangement
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsRazvan Lazar, Paul Yoe
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Abstract
A method for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of an antenna coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance tomograph includes detecting a deviation between an actual adjustment value of at least one adjustment parameter and a required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter. As a function of the deviation, an acoustic and/or a mechanical signal is output in real time to an operator. A device for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of a coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance tomograph, and a magnetic resonance tomograph operating according to the method and/or containing the device are described.
Claims20
A method for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of an antenna coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance tomograph (MRT), the method comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a deviation of an actual adjustment value of at least one adjustment parameter from a required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter;
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- outputting, by the processor, a signal in real time to an operator as a function of the deviation, the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter of the antenna coil arrangement of the MRT being performable by the operator depending on the output signal, wherein the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, and a combination thereof, and wherein the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter is interruptable or endable by the operator in response to receiving the signal, such that the actual adjustment value does not deviate further from the required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter.
A device configured for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of a coil arrangement of a magnetic resonance tomograph (MRT), the device comprising:
- a detection unit configured for detection of an actual adjustment value of at least one adjustment parameter;
- an establishing unit configured for establishing a deviation of the detected actual adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter from a predefined required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter;
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- a signal generation unit configured for creating a signal in real time for an operator as a function of the deviation, wherein the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter of the antenna coil arrangement of the MRT is tunable by the operator depending on the output signal, wherein the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, and a combination thereof, and wherein the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter is interruptable or endable by the operator in response to receiving the signal, such that the actual adjustment value does not deviate further from the predefined required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter.
A magnetic resonance tomograph comprising a device for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of a coil arrangement of the magnetic resonance tomograph (MRT), wherein the device comprises:
- a detection unit configured for detection of an actual adjustment value of at least one adjustment parameter;
- an establishing unit configured for establishing a deviation of the detected actual adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter from a predefined required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter;
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- a signal generation unit configured for creating a signal in real time for an operator as a function of the deviation, the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter of the antenna coil arrangement of the MRT being tunable by the operator depending on the output signal, wherein the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, and a combination thereof, and wherein the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter is interruptable or endable in response to receiving the signal, such that the actual adjustment value does not deviate further from the predefined required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter.
A non-transitory computer program product configured for loading into a processor of a programmable control device of a magnetic resonance tomograph (MRT), the non-transitory computer program product having stored therein data representing instructions executable by the processor for signaling a tuning of an adjustment parameter of an antenna coil arrangement of the magnetic resonance tomograph, the non-transitory computer program product comprising instructions for:
- detecting a deviation of an actual adjustment value of at least one adjustment parameter from a required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter;
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- outputting a signal in real time to an operator as a function of the deviation, the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter of the antenna coil arrangement of the MRT being performable by the operator depending on the output signal, wherein the signal is selected from the group consisting of an acoustic signal, a mechanical signal, and a combination thereof, and wherein the tuning of the at least one adjustment parameter is interruptable or endable by the operator in response to receiving the signal, such that the actual adjustment value does not deviate further from the required adjustment value of the at least one adjustment parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.