Modular Thermal Bus for a Magnetic Resonance Device
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorZhong You Ren
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Abstract
A magnet arrangement for a magnetic resonance device is provided, comprising a first magnet coil, a second magnet coil, and a modular thermal bus. The first magnet coil and the second magnet coil each comprise a superconducting wire arranged in a matrix structure, and the modular thermal bus comprises an embedded element and a linking element. The embedded element is embedded within the matrix structure of the first magnet coil, and the embedded element and the second magnet coil are thermally and mechanically connected via the linking element. A magnetic resonance device is also provided for acquiring magnetic resonance data of an object positioned within an imaging region of the magnetic resonance device, comprising the magnet arrangement.
Claims16
A magnet arrangement for a magnetic resonance device, comprising:
- a first magnet coil;
- a second magnet coil;
- and
- a modular thermal bus,
- wherein the first magnet coil and the second magnet coil each comprise a superconducting wire arranged in a matrix structure,
- wherein the modular thermal bus comprises an embedded element and one or more linking elements,
- wherein the embedded element is embedded within the matrix structure of the first magnet coil, and
- wherein the embedded element and the second magnet coil are thermally and mechanically connected via the one or more linking elements.
A magnetic resonance device for acquiring magnetic resonance data of an object, comprising:
- a closed bore scanner configured to receive the object during a magnetic resonance examination in which the magnetic resonance data of the object is acquired;
- and
- a magnet arrangement, comprising:
- a first magnet coil;
- a second magnet coil;
- and
- a modular thermal bus,
- wherein the first magnet coil and the second magnet coil each comprise a superconducting wire arranged in a matrix structure,
- wherein the modular thermal bus comprises an embedded element and one or more linking elements,
- wherein the embedded element is embedded within the matrix structure of the first magnet coil, and
- wherein the embedded element and the second magnet coil are thermally and mechanically connected via the one or more linking elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.