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US 2012/0071750 A1Published application
Method for affixing a magnetic resonance rf coil to a patient
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsJan BOLLENBECK, Wolfgang RENZ
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Abstract
In a method to affix RF coils (in particular local coils) on a patient in examinations with a magnetic resonance apparatus, a horizontal board accommodates the patient for a magnetic resonance examination to be implemented, an RF coil that has coil electronics is affixed with a fastening strap on the patient, and the fastening strap has a connection cable integrated therewith. The coil electronics are supplied with energy via the integrated connection cable.
Claims10
A method to affix an RF coil on a patient for a magnetic resonance examination using the RF coil, comprising:
- horizontally supporting a patient on a support surface for implementing a magnetic resonance examination of the patient;
- providing an RF coil for use in said magnetic resonance examination, said coil having coil electronics physically associated therewith;
- affixing the RF coil to the patient with a fastening strap connected to the coil and to said support surface;
- and
- supplying power to said coil electronics via a connection cable integrated with said fastening strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.