Computer-implemented method for operating a magnetic resonance facility, magnetic resonance facility, computer program, and electronically readable data carrier
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorsKlaus Huber, Volker Schnetter, Bernd Erbe
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for operating a magnetic resonance facility is provided. For thermal monitoring of an imaging component that is arranged close to a patient during an examination procedure, a monitoring value of a parameter that influences a temperature of the imaging component is ascertained in a monitoring monitor over a predefined period and is compared with a threshold value. At least one course of action is triggered when the threshold value is overshot. A plurality of monitoring monitors with different threshold values, respectively, is used for different periods.
Claims19
A method for operating a magnetic resonance facility, the method being computer-implemented and comprising:
- for thermal monitoring of at least one imaging component that is arranged adjacent to a patient during an examination procedure, ascertaining a monitoring value of at least one parameter that influences a temperature of the at least one imaging component in at least one monitoring monitor of a plurality of monitoring monitors over a predefined period, wherein the predefined period is different for all monitoring monitors of the plurality of monitoring monitors, respectively;
- comparing the monitoring value with a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is different for all monitoring monitors of the plurality of monitoring monitors, respectively;
- and
- triggering at least one course of action when, based on the comparing, the monitoring value is greater than the threshold value,
- wherein, during the thermal monitoring of the at least one imaging component, it is ensured that a surface of the at least one imaging component touching or touchable by the patient does not overshoot a maximum temperature.
A magnetic resonance facility comprising:
- an imaging component that is arranged adjacent to a patient during an examination procedure;
- and
- a controller configured for operating the magnetic resonance facility, the controller being configured for operating the magnetic resonance facility comprising the controller being configured to:
- for thermal monitoring of the imaging component, ascertain a monitoring value of at least one parameter that influences a temperature of the imaging component in at least one monitoring monitor of a plurality of monitoring monitors over a predefined period, wherein the predefined period is different for all monitoring monitors of the plurality of monitoring monitors, respectively;
- compare the monitoring value with a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is different for all monitoring monitors of the plurality of monitoring monitors, respectively;
- and
- trigger at least one course of action when, based on the comparison, the monitoring value is greater than the threshold value,
- wherein, during the thermal monitoring of the at least one imaging component, it is ensured that a surface of the at least one imaging component touching or touchable by the patient does not overshoot a maximum temperature.
In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by one or more processors to operate a magnetic resonance facility, the instructions comprising:
- for thermal monitoring of at least one imaging component that is arranged adjacent to a patient during an examination procedure, ascertaining a monitoring value of at least one parameter that influences a temperature of the at least one imaging component in at least one monitoring monitor of a plurality of monitoring monitors over a predefined period, wherein the predefined period is different for all monitoring monitors of the plurality of monitoring monitors, respectively;
- comparing the monitoring value with a threshold value, wherein the threshold value is different for all monitoring monitors of the plurality of monitoring monitors, respectively;
- and
- triggering at least one course of action when, based on the comparing, the monitoring value is greater than the threshold value,
- wherein, during the thermal monitoring of the at least one imaging component, it is ensured that a surface of the at least one imaging component touching or touchable by the patient does not overshoot a maximum temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.