JP4184280B2 - Mri装置の冷却 - Google Patents
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- 複数の水平面指向の超伝導コイル、及び前記超伝導コイルを内部に配置し、前記超伝導コイルを冷却するための液体冷却媒体を収容し、上部に蒸発する前記冷却媒体を常時液化するリコンデンサを具備するような低温容器を有するオープン超伝導マグネットシステムを有する磁気共鳴画像(MRI)装置であって、
前記液体冷却媒体を前記リコンデンサから前記超伝導コイルの少なくとも一部の間において誘導する回路を有し、
前記回路は、それぞれに対応する超伝導コイル付近に配置され、前記対応する超伝導コイルを冷却するために設けられる複数の前記液体冷却媒体用局所リザーバを有し、
前記複数の局所リザーバはそれぞれ前記対応する超伝導コイルの下側又はその上に位置する前記液体冷却媒体用オーバーフローエッジを有し、前記複数の局所リザーバのうちの1つの局所リザーバの前記オーバーフローエッジから溢れる前記液体冷却媒体を前記1つの局所リザーバの下方に位置する局所リザーバに到達するようにして、前記液体冷却媒体を前記リコンデンサから最高位の局所リザーバ、少なくとも1つの中間位の局所リザーバを介して最下位の局所リザーバへと継続的に流通させることを特徴とするMRI装置。 - 前記局所リザーバは少なくとも部分的には輪状に形成されることを特徴とする請求項1記載のMRI装置。
- 前記局所リザーバは前記対応する超伝導コイルの巻き取り部を有することを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のMRI装置。
- 前記局所リザーバは前記対応する超伝導コイルの支持部を有することを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載のMRI装置。
- 前記回路は前記液体冷却媒体を第1超伝導コイルから前記第1超伝導コイルより下に位置する第2超伝導コイルへ導くための下向傾斜誘導部を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載のMRI装置。
- 前記低温容器内の前記液体冷却媒体のレベルを検知するためのセンサ手段を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載のMRI装置。
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