Wireless coil adaptor for a magnetic resonance imaging system
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorsGustavo Andres Chacon Rojas, Mark Giancola, Fraser John Laing Robb, Jana Michelle Vincent, Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante
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Abstract
A wireless coil adaptor includes a first plug connector configured to be inserted within a receptacle connector of an MRI system, the receptacle connector being configured for receiving a second plug connector of a wired radio frequency (RF) coil. The wireless coil adaptor also includes a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless RF coil.
Claims19
A wireless coil adaptor, comprising:
- a first plug connector configured to be inserted within a receptacle connector of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the receptacle connector being configured for receiving a second plug connector of a wired radio frequency (RF) coil, and wherein the receptacle connector is located on a table that moves a subject in and out of an MR scanner of the MRI system;
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- a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless RF coil.
A method for utilizing a wireless radio frequency (RF) coil with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system configured for utilizing a wired RF coil, comprising:
- coupling a wireless coil adaptor to the MRI system, wherein coupling the wireless coil adaptor to the MRI system comprises inserting a first plug connector of the wireless coil adaptor within a receptacle connector of the MRI system, the receptacle connector being configured for receiving a second plug connector of the wired RF coil, and wherein the receptacle connector is located on a table that moves a subject in and out of an MR scanner of the MRI system;
- wirelessly linking the wireless coil adaptor to the wireless RF coil;
- wirelessly receiving from the wireless RF coil at the wireless coil adaptor imaging data acquired during an imaging scan;
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- transmitting the imaging data from the wireless coil adaptor to the MRI system.
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
- a wireless radio frequency (RF) coil;
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- a wireless coil adaptor, comprising:
- a first plug connector configured to be inserted within a receptacle connector of the MRI system, the receptacle connector being configured for receiving a second plug connector of a wired RF coil, and wherein the receptacle connector is located on a table that moves a subject in and out of an MR scanner of the MRI system;
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- a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with the wireless RF coil and to receive imaging data from an imaging scan from the wireless RF coil;
- wherein the wireless coil adaptor is configured to transmit the imaging data to the MRI system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.