Magnetic Resonance System Comprising a Magnetic Resonance Apparatus and an Elastography Apparatus
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorJohann Sukkau
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Abstract
The disclosure is based on a magnetic resonance system comprising a magnetic resonance apparatus with a scanner unit having a main magnet, a gradient coil unit, and a radio-frequency coil unit; a patient receiving region at least partially surrounded by the scanner unit, and an elastography apparatus embodied to excite regions of interest of a patient during a magnetic resonance elastography examination on the patient, comprising a vibration unit, a magnetic resonance-compatible drive unit, and a transmission unit for transmitting a drive torque generated by the magnetic resonance-compatible drive unit to the vibration unit. The magnetic resonance-compatible drive unit has a magnetic resonance-compatible motor.
Claims14
A magnetic resonance system, comprising:
- a scanner including a main magnet;
- a patient receiving region at least partially surrounded by the scanner;
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- an elastography apparatus configured to excite regions of interest of a patient in the patient receiving region during a magnetic resonance elastography examination, the elastography apparatus comprising:
- a vibrator;
- a magnetic resonance-compatible driver comprising a magnetic resonance-compatible motor;
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- a torque transmitter configured to transmit a drive torque generated by the magnetic resonance-compatible driver to the vibrator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.