Device and method for an asymmetrical bus interface for a local coil
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorStephan Biber
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a local coil as well as a system including a magnetic resonance tomography system with a local coil. The local coil includes a data source and a signal output in signal communication with the data source for outputting data from the data source. The data source is configured to transmit a plurality of data items via the signal output. To this end, the signal output includes a radio-frequency source and a modulator and is configured to modulate to transmit the data from the data source onto a carrier frequency of the radio-frequency source by the modulator.
Claims18
A local coil comprising:
- a data source;
- and
- a signal output comprising a radio-frequency source and a modulator, wherein the signal output is in signal communication with the data source for outputting data from the data source,
- wherein the data source is configured to transmit a plurality of data items via the signal output, and
- wherein the signal output is configured to modulate the data from the data source by the modulator onto a carrier frequency of the radio-frequency source.
A system comprising:
- a local coil comprising:
- a data source;
- and
- a signal output comprising a radio-frequency source and a modulator, wherein the signal output is in signal communication with the data source for outputting data from the data source,
- wherein the data source is configured to transmit a plurality of data items via the signal output, and
- wherein the signal output is configured to modulate the data from the data source by the modulator onto a carrier frequency of the radio-frequency source;
- and
- a magnetic resonance tomography system comprising a receiver for receiving a MR signal from the local coil,
- wherein the local coil is configured to be connected to the magnetic resonance tomography system via a signal line, and
- wherein the receiver is configured to receive the carrier frequency of the radio-frequency source and comprises a demodulator configured to demodulate the data from the data source.
A method for transmitting data from a data source in a local coil, wherein the local coil comprises a data source, a radio-frequency source, a modulator, and a signal output, the method comprising:
- generating a plurality of data items by the data source;
- generating a carrier frequency by the radio-frequency source;
- modulating the carrier frequency with the data by the modulator;
- and
- outputting the modulated carrier frequency to the signal output.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.