Gradient magnetic field power supply and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
AssigneeCanon Medical Systems Corporation
InventorsSho KAWAJIRI, Norio Togawa, Kazuhiro Hamaya
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Abstract
A gradient magnetic field power supply, connected to a first coil and a second coil for each applying a gradient magnetic field to an object, the power supply, according to an embodiment includes a first current sensor and a second current sensor. The second current sensor is provided such that a direction of a current detectable by the second current sensor crosses a direction of a current detectable by the first current sensor.
Claims11
A gradient magnetic field power supply connected to a first coil and a second coil for each applying a gradient magnetic field to an object, the power supply comprising:
- a first amplifier and a second amplifier corresponding to the first coil and the second coil, respectively;
- a first cable connecting the first coil and the first amplifier;
- a second cable connecting the second coil and the second amplifier, the second cable being provided adjacent to the first cable;
- a first current sensor installed on the first cable and configured to measure a current value flowing through the first cable;
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- a second current sensor installed on the second cable and configured to measure a current value flowing through the second cable, wherein
- the second current sensor is provided such that a direction of a current detectable by the second current sensor crosses a direction of a current detectable by the first current sensor.
A gradient magnetic field power supply connected to a first coil and a second coil for each applying a gradient magnetic field to an object, the power supply comprising:
- a first amplifier and a second amplifier corresponding to the first coil and the second coil, respectively;
- a first cable connecting the first coil and the first amplifier;
- a second cable connecting the second coil and the second amplifier, the second cable being provided adjacent to the first cable;
- a first current sensor installed on the first cable and configured to measure a current value flowing through the first cable;
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- a second current sensor installed on the second cable and configured to measure a current value flowing through the second cable, wherein
- the second current sensor is provided such that a direction of the second current sensor crosses a direction of a current flowing through a corresponding position of the first cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.