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Abstract
【解決手段】本発明の装置は、送信器24と、アンテナと、振幅測定器25と、制御器とを有する。制御器は、種々の既定振幅を有する高周波信号をアンテナから送出するように送信器24を制御する。制御器は、振幅測定器25により、送出した信号に応じて検査振幅を取得し、前記既定振幅と該取得した検査振幅との間の検査関係を判定する。該判定した検査関係が既定の基準関係から逸脱したときに信号を出力する。
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10 磁石ユニット
11 界磁
12 傾斜磁場コイル
14 ボディコイル
16 被検体トンネル
20 制御ユニット
21 傾斜磁場制御装置
22 高周波ユニット
23 制御器
24 送信器
25 振幅測定器
26 信号バス
50 局所コイル
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- 非能動離調装置をもつアンテナコイルを検出する装置であって、
送信器(24)と、アンテナと、振幅測定器(25)と、制御器(23)とを有し、
前記制御器(23)が、
種々の既定振幅で前記アンテナから高周波信号を送出するように前記送信器(24)を制御し、
前記送出した高周波信号に応じて検査振幅を前記振幅測定器(25)により取得し、
前記既定振幅と前記取得した検査振幅との間の検査関係を判定し、
該判定した検査関係が既定の基準関係から逸脱する場合に信号を出力するように構成されている、装置。 - 前記振幅測定器(25)が方向性結合器を有し、反射された電力に応じて前記検査振幅を取得するように構成されている、請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記制御器(23)における前記既定の基準関係が線形関係である、請求項1又は2に記載の装置。
- 前記制御器(23)が、前記振幅測定器(25)により取得した前記検査振幅の位相に基づいて前記検査関係を判定するように構成されている、請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 前記制御器(23)が、前記アンテナから送出した電力に基づいて前記検査関係を判定するように構成されている、請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 前記制御器(23)が、前記出力した信号によって前記送信器(24)による高周波の送出を遮断するように構成されている、請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 前記アンテナから複数の異種既定モードを送出し、複数の前記振幅測定器(25)により複数の検査振幅を取得し、該取得した検査振幅に基づいて1つ以上の検査関係を判定するように構成されている請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の装置。
- 請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載の装置を有する磁気共鳴断層撮影装置であって、
前記送信器(24)が核スピンのための励起パルスを生成するように構成されている、磁気共鳴断層撮影装置。 - 請求項1〜7のいずれか1項に記載の装置を用いて非能動離調装置をもつアンテナコイルを検出する方法であって、
前記送信器(24)が種々の既定振幅を有する高周波信号を前記アンテナから送出するように前記制御器(23)によって前記送信器(24)を制御するステップ(S20)と、
前記送出した高周波信号に応じて前記振幅測定器(25)により検査振幅を取得するステップ(S30)と、
前記既定振幅と前記取得した検査振幅との間の検査関係を判定するステップ(S40)と、
前記判定した検査関係が既定の基準関係から逸脱する場合に信号を出力するステップ(S50)と、を含む方法。 - アンテナコイルの離調装置を停止させるステップ(S10)をさらに含み、
該アンテナコイルは、前記送信器(24)を制御するステップ(S20)において前記高周波信号の適切な電磁場強度を有する領域に配置されている、請求項9に記載の方法。 - プログラミング可能な制御器(23)のプロセッサに直接的にロード可能であるコンピュータプログラムであって、
前記制御器(23)で実行されたときに請求項9又は10に記載の方法の全ステップを実行するためのプログラムコード手段を有する、コンピュータプログラム。 - 電子的に読取可能な制御情報を記憶したコンピュータ読取可能な記憶媒体であって、
請求項8に記載の磁気共鳴断層撮影装置(1)の制御器(23)において当該記憶媒体を使用することにより請求項9又は10に記載の方法が実行されるように前記制御情報が構成されている、記憶媒体。
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