Method and system for improving transient noise detection
AssigneeGE Medical Systems Technology Company, LLC
InventorsWilliam Todd Peterson, Michael Edward Denzin, Randall Henry Buchwald
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Abstract
A transient noise detection system includes an imaging system having a magnetic field coil and an imaging bore. The imaging system generates an imaging signal through a signal cable, wherein the imaging signal is corruptible by a noise event. A noise event detector is positioned outside of the imaging bore and proximate to the signal cable. This detector detects the noise event from the signal cable and generates a noise signal therefrom.
Claims15
A transient noise detection system for an MR system comprising:
- a magnetic field coil and an imaging bore, the MR system adapted to generate an imaging signal through a signal cable, wherein said imaging signal is corruptible by a noise event;
- and a noise event detector positioned outside of said imaging bore and proximate to said signal cable and adapted to detect said noise event from said signal cable, said noise event detector adapted to generate a noise signal therefrom;
- a noise detection circuit adapted to receive said noise signal and generate an MR useable noise signal therefrom;
- an MR signal correction controller adapted to receive said MR useable noise signal and said imaging signal and generate a corrected imaging signal therefrom, and an imaging controller adapted to receive said corrected imaging signal, said imaging controller adapted to control the MR system.
A method for transient noise detection for an MR system having a magnet bore comprising;
- generating an MR image signal wherein said MR image signal is corrupted by noise;
- detecting said noise within said MR image signal external to the magnet bore;
- generating a detected noise signal;
- correcting said MR signal of said detected noise signal;
- and surrounding a cable, which conducts said image signal, with a broadband probe wherein said probe generates said detected noise signal.
A transient noise detection system for an imaging system comprising:
- a magnetic field coil and an imaging bore, the imaging system adapted to generate an imaging signal through a signal cable, wherein said imaging signal is corruptible by a noise event;
- a noise event detector positioned outside of said imaging bore and proximate to said signal cable and adapted to detect said noise event from said signal cable, said noise event detector adapted to generate a sensed noise signal therefrom, said noise event detector comprising at least one of a broadband current sense loop, a broadband voltage sense loop, an E-field transducer, an H-field transducer or a voltage probe or current probe coupled to a conductor acting as a transducer or a loop antenna within the imaging system.
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