Magnetic resonance imaging system, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, cooling control device, and cooling control method
AssigneeCanon Medical Systems Corporation
InventorsHiroyuki Tsujino, Kazuto Nakabayashi
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging system includes a first imaging apparatus, a first cooling system, a second imaging apparatus, a second cooling system and a cooling control device. The first imaging apparatus includes a first magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field. The first cooling system is configured to cool the first magnet. The second imaging apparatus includes a second magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field. The second cooling system is configured to cool the second magnet. The cooling control device is configured to switch a cooling target of each of the first cooling system and the second cooling system.
Claims18
A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
- a first magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a first magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field;
- a first cooling system configured to cool the first magnet;
- a second magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including a second magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field;
- a second cooling system configured to cool the second magnet;
- and
- a cooling control device configured to switch a cooling target of each of the first cooling system and the second cooling system.
A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
- a plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses each including a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field;
- a plurality of cooling systems equal to or less in number than the magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and configured to cool the magnet;
- and
- a cooling control device configured to switch a cooling target between the cooling systems and the magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses.
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a first magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field;
- a first cooling system configured to cool the first magnet;
- and
- a cooling switch configured to couple the first cooling system and a second magnet of another magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and switch to cooling the second magnet by the first cooling system.
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a first magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field;
- a first cooling system configured to cool the first magnet;
- and
- a cooling switch coupled to a second cooling system for cooling a second magnet of another magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and configured to switch to cooling the first magnet by the second cooling system.
A cooling control device configured to execute cooling control between a plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and a plurality of cooling systems, the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses each including a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field, the plurality of cooling systems being equal to or less in number than the magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and being configured to cool the magnet,
- wherein the cooling control device is further configured to, when an anomaly occurs in a part of the cooling systems, switch a cooling target by switching coupling of a flow path between a cooling system that operates normally and the magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses.
A control method for a plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses each including a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field, and a plurality of cooling systems equal to or less in number than the magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and configured to cool the magnet,
- switching a cooling target by switching coupling of a flow path between a cooling system that operates normally and the magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses when an anomaly occurs in a part of the cooling systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.