Local Coil with Hall Sensor and Magnetic Resonance Device
AssigneeSiemens Healthineers AG
InventorThomas Beck
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a local coil for a magnetic resonance device, comprising a receiving element, which is configured to receive high-frequency signals in a frequency range and power range of a magnetic resonance measurement; a Hall sensor, which is mechanically connected to the local coil; and a communication unit, which has a signal connection to the Hall sensor; wherein the Hall sensor is configured to capture information about a magnetic field, and wherein the communication unit is configured to provide by means of a wireless signal connection a signal according to the information about the magnetic field. The disclosure also relates to a magnetic resonance device having a local coil according to the disclosure.
Claims15
A local coil for a magnetic resonance device, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive electromagnetic signals during a magnetic resonance measurement;
- a Hall sensor mechanically coupled to the local coil;
- and
- communication circuitry communicatively coupled to the Hall sensor,
- wherein the Hall sensor is configured to measure magnetic field data associated with a magnetic field during the magnetic resonance measurement, and
- wherein the communication circuitry is configured to wirelessly transmit a signal encoding the magnetic field data.
A magnetic resonance device configured to perform a magnetic resonance measurement of an object positioned inside an imaging region of the magnetic resonance device, the magnetic resonance device comprising:
- a field generator configured to generate a magnetic field;
- a body coil configured to generate a radiofrequency (RF) field;
- a controller;
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- a local coil, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive electromagnetic signals during the magnetic resonance measurement;
- a Hall sensor mechanically coupled to the local coil;
- and
- communication circuitry communicatively coupled to the Hall sensor,
- wherein the Hall sensor is configured to measure magnetic field data associated with the generated magnetic field, and
- wherein the communication circuitry is configured to wirelessly transmit a signal encoding the magnetic field data to the controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.