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磁気共鳴撮像システムのコールドヘッドスリーブを自己封止するためのシステム及び、磁気共鳴撮像マグネットシステム Download PDFInfo
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22 ヘリウム容器
24 真空容器
26 熱シールド
28 コールドヘッド
30 コールドヘッドスリーブ
32 モータ
34 開放端部
36 再凝縮器
38 通路
40 自己封止機構
42 封止用部材
44 作動用部材
46 超伝導マグネット
48 ハッチ
50 スプリングジョイント
52 スプリング
54 弁機構
56 インレット
58 アウトレット
100 MRIシステム
102 撮像部分
104 処理部分
106 ガントリ
112 断熱体
114 磁場傾斜コイル
116 RF送信コイル
118 制御器
120 主磁場制御
122 傾斜磁場制御
124 メモリ
126 表示デバイス
128 T−Rスイッチ
130 RF送信器
132 受信器
134 ボア
Claims (9)
- 磁気共鳴撮像(MRI)システムのコールドヘッド向けのコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)であって、
MRIシステムのコールドヘッド(28)をその内部に受け容れると共に開放端部(34)を有するように構成されたコールドヘッドスリーブ(30)と、
バイアス部材と、
前記コールドヘッドスリーブの開放端部の位置で結合されかつ該開放端部を覆う通常閉鎖位置に来るように前記バイアス部材によりバイアスされるように構成された封止用部材(42)と、
を備え、
前記コールドヘッド(28)の少なくとも一部が前記コールドヘッドスリーブ(30)の開放端部(34)に挿入されたときに、前記封止用部材(42)が開放されるコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。 - 前記封止用部材(42)は前記コールドヘッドスリーブの開放端部(34)の位置でピボット式に結合されている、請求項1に記載のコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。
- 前記封止用部材(42)をコールドヘッドスリーブ(30)の開放端部(34)の位置でピボット式に結合させているスプリングジョイント(50)をさらに備える請求項2に記載のコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。
- 前記封止用部材(42)はコールドヘッドスリーブ(30)の開放端部(34)の位置に直線移動機構で結合されている、請求項1に記載のコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。
- 前記封止用部材(42)は通常閉鎖位置にバイアスさせた移動式ハッチ(48)を備える、請求項1乃至4のいずれかに記載のコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。
- 前記封止用部材(42)は移動式フラッパー弁と移動式ポペット弁のうちの一方を備える、請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載のコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。
- 前記封止用部材(42)に結合されると共に、コールドヘッド(28)をコールドヘッドスリーブ内部に受け容れたときに封止用部材が開放位置まで移動するようにコールドヘッドスリーブ(30)を係合するように構成された作動用部材(44)をさらに備える請求項1乃至6のいずれかに記載のコールドヘッドスリーブ機構(40)。
- その内部に液体ヘリウムを有する容器(22)と、
前記容器の内部にある超伝導マグネット(46)と、
コールドヘッド(28)と、
前記コールドヘッドをその内部に受け容れると共に開放端部(34)を有するコールドヘッドスリーブ(30)と、
前記コールドヘッドスリーブの開放端部の位置で結合されると共に該開放端部を覆う通常閉鎖位置にバイアスさせた移動可能な封止用部材(42)と、
を備える磁気共鳴撮像(MRI)マグネットシステム(20)。 - 前記コールドヘッド(28)と前記移動可能な封止用部材(42)のうちの一方の上に前記移動可能封止用部材の動きを作動させるための突出部(44)をさらに備える請求項8に記載のMRIマグネットシステム(20)。
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