JP2006305146A - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the bearing load of a heat shield of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus (hereafter, an MRI apparatus). <P>SOLUTION: The MRI apparatus is comprised of coil containers 21 and 22 which accommodate annular superconducting coils 11 and 12 to generate a static magnetic field together with refrigerants, the heat shields 31 and 32 which are disposed to surround the coil containers, vacuum containers 41 and 42 which are disposed to surround the heat shield and keep the insides vacuum, connection pipes 61 and 62 which support the vacuum containers to be vertically opposed to each other with a space and connect the vacuum containers to each other, and magnetic field adjustors 83 and 84 which are disposed in the upper and lower vacuum containers, wherein the bearing loads of the heat shields are reduced by directly supporting the magnetic adjustors on upper walls or lower walls of the individual vacuum containers through supporting members 81 and 82. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus (hereinafter referred to as an MRI apparatus), and more particularly to an open type MRI apparatus.

  An open-type MRI apparatus widens an observation area by arranging a pair of superconducting coils above and below the observation area where the subject is lying and supporting the pair of upper and lower superconducting coils with, for example, two columns. The structure is open and does not give the subject a feeling of obstruction.

  In other words, a superconducting coil is stored in an annular coil container filled with a refrigerant, the coil container is surrounded by an annular heat shield, and further a riostat configured by storing in a cylindrical vacuum container is observed. For example, two upper and lower cryostats are connected by two connecting pipes. A refrigerant pipe that connects the upper and lower coil containers and a heat shield pipe that surrounds the refrigerant pipe and connects the upper and lower heat shields are disposed in the connecting pipe. In addition, gradient magnetic field coils (hereinafter abbreviated as GC) for applying a gradient magnetic field to the observation region are provided to be supported by upper and lower vacuum vessels, respectively. Furthermore, in order to adjust the uniformity of the static magnetic field formed in the observation region, a magnetic field adjuster made of a magnetic material (generally iron) is disposed inside the upper and lower vacuum vessels.

  In the MRI apparatus configured as described above, in order to maintain the uniformity of the static magnetic field and suppress the fluctuation of the static magnetic field so as not to adversely affect the measured MR image, It is important to maintain the relative position. Therefore, it is important to realize a support having a high heat insulation performance while maintaining a healthy support relationship between the coil container, the heat shield, and the vacuum container constituting the cryostat.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 reinforces the support between a pair of base yokes attached with opposing permanent magnets, which are static magnetic field generation sources, and fixes an opening gap where the pair of permanent magnets face each other. Thus, it has been proposed to maintain the relative position of the pair of permanent magnets. Thereby, in particular, it is possible to suppress deformation during transportation.

  In Patent Document 2, a cooling container containing a superconducting coil is supported on the inner wall of a vacuum container by three support rods, and the support rigidity of the cooling container support system is balanced, so that external excitation can be achieved. On the other hand, it has been proposed to suppress the fluctuation of the static magnetic field by causing substantially the same vibration.

JP 2002-325743 A JP 2002-159466 A

  By the way, since a pulsed current flows through the GC and is installed in a static magnetic field, a Lorentz force corresponding to the pulse current acts on the GC conductor to induce vibration in the GC. When the vibration of the GC is transmitted to the superconducting coil that is a static magnetic field generation source through the support member or the like, and the superconducting coil vibrates in the micron order, for example, the static magnetic field fluctuates with time, and thus the MR image is adversely affected.

  Therefore, in order to make it difficult for the vibration of the GC to be transmitted to the coil container in which the superconducting coil is accommodated, the coil container is supported by the vacuum container via the heat shield, and the GC is supported by the vacuum container independently. Yes. Further, in Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-376367, of the upper and lower coil containers and the heat shield, the lower coil container is fixed only to the lower (floor side) vacuum container via the heat shield, and the upper coil container and the heat shield are heated. A structure has been proposed in which the shield is free from the upper vacuum vessel so that the vibration of the GC supported by the vacuum vessel is not easily transmitted to the superconducting coil.

  However, since the magnetic field adjusting body is conventionally supported by the heat shield, there is a problem that an excessive load is applied to the heat shield when the device receives an impact during transportation or the like. In particular, an excessive load is applied to the heat shield held in a free state with respect to the vacuum vessel by bending or axial force. Patent Documents 1 and 2 do not consider such a problem at all.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to reduce the support load of a heat shield.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a coil container that houses an annular superconducting coil that generates a static magnetic field together with a refrigerant, a heat shield that surrounds the coil container, and surrounds the heat shield. A vacuum vessel provided inside and maintained in a vacuum, a connecting pipe that supports the vacuum vessel so as to be opposed to each other vertically with a space therebetween, and connects the upper and lower vacuum vessels to each other, and the upper and lower vacuum vessels In the MRI apparatus comprising a magnetic field adjusting body made of a magnetic material installed in the apparatus, the magnetic field adjusting body is supported on an upper wall or a bottom wall of each vacuum vessel via a support member. That is, the support load of the heat shield is reduced by directly supporting the magnetic field adjusting body on the vacuum vessel. Thereby, a heat shield can be reduced in weight, the response displacement of a superconducting coil, a coil container, and a heat shield due to GC vibration can be improved, and an error magnetic field can be reduced.

  In this case, it is preferable that the support member that supports the magnetic field adjuster has at least one of heat insulation and attenuation. In the case of heat insulation, the amount of heat radiated from the vacuum vessel through the support member can be reduced, so that an increase in the load on the refrigerator that cools the refrigerant in the coil vessel can be suppressed. Moreover, when it has a damping property, the vibration transmitted from the vacuum vessel to the magnetic field adjusting body can be attenuated, and the fluctuation of the magnetic field uniformity can be suppressed.

  The present invention also provides an annular superconducting coil that generates a static magnetic field, a coil container that houses the superconducting coil together with a refrigerant, a heat shield that surrounds the coil container, and surrounds the heat shield. A vacuum vessel provided inside is maintained in vacuum, a connecting pipe that supports the vacuum vessel so as to face the upper and lower sides with a space therebetween, and connects the upper and lower vacuum vessels to each other, and the upper and lower coil vessels are connected. And connecting the refrigerant pipe provided in the connecting pipe with the upper and lower heat shields and surrounding the refrigerant pipe, the heat shield pipe provided in the connecting pipe, and the inner sides of the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower vacuum vessels Can be applied to an MRI apparatus including a gradient magnetic field coil disposed in each of the above and the magnetic field adjustment body made of a magnetic body installed in the upper and lower vacuum vessels.

  In this case, the magnetic field adjuster provided in the upper vacuum vessel is supported by the upper heat shield via the first support member, and the magnetic field adjuster provided in the lower vacuum vessel is It can be configured to be supported on the bottom wall of the lower vacuum vessel via the second support member.

  Alternatively, the magnetic field adjustment body is supported on the upper wall or the bottom wall of each vacuum vessel via the first support member, and the gradient magnetic field coil is supported on the magnetic field adjustment body via the second support member. Can be configured. In this case, the gradient magnetic field coil can be arranged so as to float from the upper wall or the bottom wall of the vacuum vessel, and thereby the vibration of the gradient magnetic field coil that is directly transmitted to the vacuum vessel can be reduced. In particular, the first and second support members can have at least one of heat insulation and damping, thereby suppressing vibration and increase in refrigerator load.

  In addition, a partition wall is provided between the space where the gradient magnetic field coil and the magnetic field adjustment body are installed and the heat shield, and the degree of vacuum in the space where the gradient magnetic field coil and the magnetic field adjustment body are installed is lower than the degree of vacuum in the vacuum vessel. Can be configured.

  As described above, according to the present invention, since the load on the heat shield can be reduced, the strength and supporting force of the heat shield itself against impacts such as transportation can be reduced. As a result, the amount of heat intrusion from the heat shield support structure can be reduced and the increase in the load of the refrigerator can be suppressed, and the response displacement of the superconducting coil due to the vibration of the GC can be improved to reduce the error magnetic field.

  In addition, the upper and lower coil containers are respectively supported by the upper and lower heat shields, and the connection body of the upper and lower heat shields is supported by the bottom wall of the lower vacuum container, that is, only the lower heat shield is superconductive. It can be set as the structure which fixed the connection body which consists of a coil, a coil container, and a heat shield to the bottom wall of the lower vacuum container. According to this, it becomes a support structure in which the vibration of GC is not easily transmitted to the superconducting coil. In this case, when receiving an impact such as transportation, it is greatly deformed by the impact force, and the heat shield support may be bent or have an excessive load load due to axial force, which may damage the heat shield support. According to the present invention, the load applied to the heat shield can be reduced by directly supporting the magnetic field adjusting body on the vacuum vessel, so that the occurrence of damage when receiving an impact such as transportation can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, even if a support structure in which the vibration of the GC is not easily transmitted to the superconducting coil is adopted, the support load of the heat shield due to an impact such as transportation can be reduced, and the occurrence of damage can be suppressed.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, FIG. 6 shows a schematic configuration of an MRI apparatus to which the present invention can be applied. As shown in the figure, the MRI apparatus includes a superconducting coil (not shown), a coil container (not shown) that houses the superconducting coil together with a refrigerant, a vacuum container that surrounds the coil container and is maintained in a vacuum. 41, 42, connecting pipes 61, 62 arranged with an imaging space 99 sandwiched so as to connect the refrigerant between the upper and lower coil containers, a superconducting magnet device 80 including a refrigerator 50 for cooling the refrigerant, A bed 98 on which a specimen is placed and a control device 100 for analyzing a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from the subject are arranged. The vacuum containers 41 and 42 are arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other and face each other. , 42 is formed vertically to form a magnetic field space, and tomography is performed on the subject on the bed 98. Embodiments of the MRI apparatus to which the present invention is applied will be described below.

  FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, this embodiment includes a pair of upper and lower annular superconducting coils 11 and 12 that generate a static magnetic field, and a pair of annular upper and lower coil containers 21 and 22 that store the superconducting coils 11 and 12 together with a refrigerant 19. A pair of upper and lower annular heat shields 31 and 32 provided surrounding the coil containers 21 and 22 and a pair of upper and lower cylindrical shapes provided surrounding the heat shields 31 and 32 and maintained in a vacuum. The vacuum vessels 41 and 42 constitute a pair of upper and lower cryostats 51 and 52.

  The cryostats 51 and 52 configured as described above are supported by a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) connecting pipes 61 and 62 with the upper and lower vacuum vessels 41 and 42 facing each other with a space therebetween. The connecting pipes 61 and 62 connect the upper and lower vacuum containers 41 and 42 to each other, and connect the upper and lower coil containers 21 and 22 to the refrigerant pipes and the upper and lower heat shields 31 and 32. Is to be inserted.

  The coil containers 21 and 22 are supported on the inner walls of the heat shields 31 and 32 via a plurality of vertical support members 71 and 72 and a plurality of lateral support members 73 and 74. The connection body of the heat shields 31 and 32 is supported only on the bottom wall of the lower vacuum vessel 42. That is, the lower heat shield 32 is supported on the bottom wall of the vacuum vessel 42 via a plurality of vertical support members 75 and a plurality of lateral support members 76. These support members 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76 are made of a nonmagnetic material having a low thermal conductivity, for example, a fiber reinforced synthetic resin material such as a glass fiber reinforced epoxy resin.

  A pair of upper and lower gradient magnetic field coils (GC) 101 and 102 are attached to the inside of the surface where the upper and lower vacuum vessels 41 and 42 face each other. A pair of upper and lower magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 made of a magnetic material (for example, iron) are provided in the air cores of the pair of heat shields 31 and 32. The magnetic field adjuster 83 is supported on the upper wall of the vacuum vessel 41 via a plurality of support members 81. The magnetic field adjuster 84 is supported on the bottom wall of the vacuum vessel 42 via a plurality of support members 82.

  With this configuration, according to the present embodiment, since the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 are directly supported by the vacuum vessels 41 and 42, the support load of the heat shields 31 and 32 can be reduced. it can. Thereby, the heat shields 31 and 32 can be reduced in weight, the response displacement of the superconducting coil, the coil container, and the heat shield due to GC vibration can be improved, and the error magnetic field can be reduced. Furthermore, since the support of the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 at room temperature is separated from the cooled heat shields 31 and 32, the amount of heat penetration can be reduced, and the load on the refrigerator can be reduced.

  In particular, since the load on the heat shields 31 and 32 can be reduced, the strength and supporting force of the heat shield itself against impacts such as transportation can be reduced. As a result, since the heat shield support structure comprising the support members 75 and 76 can be reduced in weight, the amount of heat intrusion from these support structures can be reduced, the increase in the load on the refrigerator can be suppressed, and superconductivity due to the vibration of the GC An error magnetic field can be reduced by improving the response displacement of the coil.

  In addition, since the load applied to the heat shields 31 and 32 can be reduced, the connected body composed of the superconducting coils 11 and 12, the coil containers 21 and 22, and the heat shields 31 and 32 can be formed below (floor side) only by the lower heat shield. A structure of fixing to the bottom wall of the vacuum vessel 42 can be employed. Also, in this case, when receiving an impact such as transportation, it is greatly deformed by the impact force, and an excessive load load is generated by bending or axial force on the heat shield support, but the load load applied to the heat shield is reduced. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of damage when receiving an impact such as transportation.

  In the present embodiment, the support members 81 and 82 that support the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 can be made of a nonmagnetic metal material (for example, stainless steel, titanium, aluminum, copper, brass, etc.). According to this, since the rigidity is high, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 due to the vibration of the GC. Moreover, since it is excellent in manufacturability, it can respond to various shapes according to the support strength.

  The support members 81 and 82 are preferably made of a nonmagnetic fiber-reinforced synthetic resin material FRP (for example, CFRP, AFRP, GFRP, etc.). According to this, since it is lightweight and has high rigidity, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 accompanying the vibration of the GC. In particular, since FRP has heat insulation properties, it is possible to reduce heat intrusion from the vacuum vessels 41 and 42 via the support member FRP. In addition, even when a change in room temperature occurs, the shape change due to the thermal expansion of the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 that adversely affect the magnetic field uniformity can be kept to a minimum. A stable effect can be expected.

  Further, the supporting members 81 and 82 can be made of rubber having a damping property (for example, natural rubber, coconut rubber, etc.). According to this, the vibration transmitted from the vacuum vessels 41 and 42 can be attenuated, and fluctuations in the magnetic field uniformity can be suppressed. Moreover, a certain amount of heat insulation can be secured. Further, by providing the support members 81 and 82 with a damping performance, even when external vibrations are generated in the vacuum vessels 41 and 42, position changes due to vibration displacement of the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 that adversely affect the magnetic field uniformity. Can be kept to a minimum, and a stable magnetic field uniformity effect can be expected.

  FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the upper magnetic field adjusting body 83 is supported on the inner side surface of the heat shield 31 via the support member 85. Since others are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted. As the material of the support member 85, nonmagnetic metal, FRP, or rubber can be used as in the first embodiment.

  According to the present embodiment, only the floor-side magnetic field adjusting body 84 close to the restraint end is supported by the support member 82 on the floor-side vacuum vessel 42, and the upper vacuum vessel 41 that is far from the restraint end and has a relatively large shaking is magnetic field. By supporting the adjustment body 83 on the heat shield 31 by the support member 85, the difference between the vibration of the magnetic field adjustment body 83 directly connected to the magnetic field uniformity due to the vibration of GC and the vibration of the superconducting coil 11 can be reduced. . Moreover, the reduction effect of the load mass of the connection body of the heat shields 31 and 32 can also be expected.

  FIG. 3 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. The difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the GC 101 and the GC 102 are floated from the inner surfaces of the opposing surfaces of the vacuum vessels 41 and 42 and supported by the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 via the support members 90 and 91, respectively. There is. Since others are the same as those of the first embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted. In addition, the material of the support members 90 and 91 can use a nonmagnetic metal, FRP, or rubber | gum similarly to Example 1. FIG. Further, the materials of the support members 81 and 82 and the support members 90 and 91 can be changed and combined as appropriate.

  According to the present embodiment, the vibrations of the GC 101 and the GC 102 that are directly transmitted to the vacuum containers 41 and 42 can be reduced. In particular, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the GC 101 and the GC 102 can be stored in the vacuum containers 41 and 42 by supporting the GC 101 and the GC 102 on the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84. And it becomes possible to tie to the magnetic field adjustment bodies 83 and 84 with sufficient rigidity, and GC101 and GC102 can be firmly fixed even in a vacuum. In particular, noise reduction due to radiation from the vacuum vessel on the equator plane side of the observation region where the subject enters can be expected. Further, since it is not necessary to support the GC 101 and the GC 102 in the vacuum container on the equator plane side, the plate thickness can be reduced and the mass can be reduced. As a result, the space between the vacuum vessels on the equator plane side, which is important for the open-type MRI apparatus, can be widened, and there is an effect that dimensional restrictions on the subject are relaxed.

  FIG. 4 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that partition walls 88 and 89 are provided between the spaces 103 and 104 in which the GC 101 and the GC 102 and the magnetic field adjusting bodies 83 and 84 are installed and the heat shields 31 and 32, and the space 103 , 104 is made lower than the vacuum degree in the vacuum vessels 41 and 42. Since others are the same as those of the third embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  According to this embodiment, GC 101 and GC 102, magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84, support members 81 and 82, support members 90 and 91, superconducting coils 11 and 12, and heat shields 31 and 32 are placed in separate vacuum containers. Will be stored. Therefore, the degree of vacuum in the spaces 103 and 104 is sufficient so that the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84 are not suddenly affected by the sound insulation effect of the vibration of GC and the influence of room temperature change. As a result, in addition to the effects of the third embodiment, it is possible to obtain the effect of reducing the heat penetration amount by reducing the size and weight of the vacuum seal portions of the spaces 103 and 104 and reducing the inner surface area of the heat shield of the vacuum vessel. Thereby, the refrigerator load can also be reduced and the improvement effect of the magnetic field uniformity by the improvement of manufacturability can be expected.

  In addition, the material of the support members 81 and 82 and the support members 90 and 91 can use a nonmagnetic metal, FRP, or rubber similarly to the first embodiment. Further, the materials of the support members 81 and 82 and the support members 90 and 91 can be changed and combined as appropriate.

  FIG. 5 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is different from the fourth embodiment in that the GC 101 and the GC 102 are attached to the vacuum vessels 41 and 42 as in the first embodiment. Since others are the same as those of the fourth embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted.

  According to the present embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the magnetic field adjuster and its supporting member are stored in separate containers for the superconducting coil and the heat shield. It is sufficient that the sound insulation effect of the GC vibration and the influence of the room temperature change are not suddenly given to the magnetic field adjusters 83 and 84. As a result, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the effect of reducing the amount of heat penetration can be obtained by reducing the size and weight of the vacuum seal portions of the spaces 103 and 104 and reducing the inner surface area of the heat shield of the vacuum vessel. Thereby, the refrigerator load can also be reduced and the improvement effect of the magnetic field uniformity by the improvement of manufacturability can be expected.

  In Examples 1 to 5 described above, the magnetic field adjuster is directly fixed to the vacuum vessel, the magnetic field adjuster is set to room temperature, and even when a change in room temperature occurs, the heat insulating support with a gentle time change between the vacuum vessel and By doing so, it is possible to minimize the change in the shape of the magnetic field adjuster due to the temperature change, and to reduce the additional mass of the heat shield while considering the influence on the magnetic field uniformity. As a result, the rigidity of the heat shield can be reduced, and the required thickness of the heat shield can be reduced, and the mass can be reduced by reducing the size and weight of the heat shield support.

It is sectional drawing of Example 1 of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of Example 2 of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of Example 3 of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of Example 4 of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of this invention. It is sectional drawing of Example 5 of the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of this invention. 1 is a perspective external view of an example of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus to which the present invention can be applied.

Explanation of symbols

11, 12 Superconducting coil 19 Refrigerant 21, 22 Coil container 31, 32 Heat shield 41, 42 Vacuum container 51, 52 Cryostat 61, 62 Connecting pipe 71, 72, 73, 74 Support member 75, 76 Support member 81, 82, 85 Support member 83, 84 Magnetic field adjusting body 90, 91 Support member 101, 102 Gradient magnetic field coil

Claims (12)

A coil container that houses an annular superconducting coil that generates a static magnetic field together with a refrigerant, a heat shield that surrounds the coil container, and a vacuum container that surrounds the heat shield and is maintained in a vacuum And a connecting pipe that supports the vacuum vessel in a vertical direction with a space therebetween and connects the upper and lower vacuum vessels to each other, and a magnetic field adjuster made of a magnetic material installed in the upper and lower vacuum vessels, A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a support member that supports the magnetic field adjusting body on an upper wall or a bottom wall of each vacuum vessel. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support member has at least one of heat insulation and attenuation. A space provided with a heat shield provided in the vacuum vessel so as to surround the coil container, and provided with a partition wall between the space where the magnetic field adjuster is installed and the heat shield, and where the magnetic field adjuster is installed The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the degree of vacuum is lower than the degree of vacuum in the vacuum container. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a gradient magnetic field coil is installed in a space in which the magnetic field adjusting body is installed. An annular superconducting coil that generates a static magnetic field; a coil container that houses the superconducting coil together with a refrigerant; a heat shield that surrounds the coil container; and a vacuum that surrounds the heat shield and has an internal vacuum A holding vacuum vessel, a connecting tube that supports the vacuum vessel so as to face each other vertically with a space therebetween, and connects the upper and lower vacuum vessels to each other, and connects the upper and lower coil vessels to each other in the connecting tube. The refrigerant pipe provided and the upper and lower heat shields and the heat shield pipe provided in the connection pipe so as to surround the refrigerant pipe, and the inclination arranged respectively inside the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower vacuum vessels A magnetic field coil and a magnetic field adjuster made of a magnetic material installed in the upper and lower vacuum vessels, and the magnetic field adjuster provided in the upper vacuum vessel is disposed above the first support member. Supported in serial heat shield, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising supporting the bottom wall of the vacuum vessel of the lower through the second support member the magnetic field adjustment member provided in the vacuum chamber below. 6. The upper and lower coil containers are respectively supported by the upper and lower heat shields, and a connection body of the upper and lower heat shields is supported by a bottom wall of the lower vacuum container. Magnetic resonance imaging device. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the first and second support members have at least one of heat insulation and attenuation. An annular superconducting coil, a coil container that houses the superconducting coil together with a refrigerant, a heat shield that surrounds the coil container, and a vacuum container that surrounds the heat shield and is maintained in a vacuum A connecting pipe that supports the vacuum container in an up-down direction with a space therebetween, and connects the upper and lower vacuum containers to each other; and a refrigerant pipe provided in the connecting pipe by connecting the upper and lower coil containers And a heat shield tube that is connected to the upper and lower heat shields and surrounds the refrigerant tube and is provided in the connection tube; a gradient magnetic field coil that is disposed inside the opposing surfaces of the upper and lower vacuum vessels; A magnetic field adjusting body made of a magnetic material installed in the vacuum container, and supporting the magnetic field adjusting body on the upper wall or the bottom wall of each vacuum container via a first support member, Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus the gradient coils via the second supporting member formed by supporting the magnetic field adjustment member. 9. The upper and lower coil containers are supported by the upper and lower heat shields, respectively, and the connection body of the upper and lower heat shields is supported by a bottom wall of the lower vacuum container. Magnetic resonance imaging device. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the gradient magnetic field coil is disposed so as to float from an upper wall or a bottom wall of the vacuum container. A partition wall is provided between the space in which the gradient magnetic field coil and the magnetic field adjustment body are installed and the heat shield, and the degree of vacuum in the space in which the gradient magnetic field coil and the magnetic field adjustment body are installed is set to a vacuum in the vacuum vessel. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus is lower than the degree. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the first and second support members have at least one of heat insulation and attenuation.

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