Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, coil system for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
InventorKohei Adachi
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a receiver coil, at least one transmitter antenna, receiver antennas, a signal selection unit and a processing unit. The receiver coil receives a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal. The transmitter antenna transmits the reception signal by radio. The receiver antennas are arranged to receive the reception signal. The signal selection unit selects a reception signal received by a specific receiver antenna. The processing unit reconstructs an image of the object from the reception signal selected by the signal selection unit.
Claims12
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a receiver coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal;
- at least one reception signal transmitter antenna configured to transmit the reception signal from said receiver coil by radio;
- reception signal receiver antennas arranged to receive the reception signal transmitted from said reception signal transmitter antenna;
- a signal selection unit configured to select a reception signal received by a specific reception signal receiver antenna of said reception signal receiver antennas;
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- a reception data processing unit configured to reconstruct an image of the object from the reception signal selected by said signal selection unit.
A coil system for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a receiver coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal;
- at least one reception signal transmitter antenna configured to transmit the reception signal from said receiver coil by radio;
- reception signal receiver antennas arranged to receive the reception signal transmitted from said reception signal transmitter antenna;
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- a signal selection unit configured to select a reception signal received by a specific reception signal receiver antenna of said reception signal receiver antennas.
A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising steps of:
- receiving a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal;
- transmitting the received reception signal by radio;
- receiving the reception signal transmitted by radio by reception signal receiver antennas;
- selecting a reception signal received by a specific reception signal receiver antenna of the reception signal receiver antennas;
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- reconstructing an image of the object from the selected reception signal.
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