JP6827114B2 - 磁石ユニットと照射ユニットとを備える医用イメージングシステム - Google Patents
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本出願に至った活動は、助成契約No EIT / EIT HEALTH / SGA2017 / 1の下で欧州イノベーション技術機構(the European Institute ofInnovation and Technology)から資金提供を受けています。この欧州機構は、欧州連合のHorizon 2020研究革新プログラムからの支援を受けています。
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- 検査対象(80)の磁気共鳴イメージングのために構成された磁石ユニット(20)と、前記検査対象(80)を照射するために構成された第1の放射ユニット(30)と、を備える医用イメージングシステム(10)であって、
前記磁石ユニット(20)は主磁石(21)と第1のハウジング(26)を含み、前記主磁石(21)は前記第1のハウジング(26)の内側に配置され、前記主磁石(21)はコイル要素(21.1)と少なくとも1つのコイルキャリア(21.2)とを含み、
前記磁石ユニット(20)は、前記磁石ユニット(20)が検査開口(90)を囲むように、検査軸(91)に沿って検査開口(90)を画定し、
前記磁石ユニット(20)は前記検査軸(91)に対して半径方向に第1の放射ユニット(30)によって放出される放射線(32)に対して透過性がある第1の領域を含み、
前記第1の放射ユニット(30)は前記検査開口(90)とは反対側の前記磁石ユニット(20)の側面に配置され、
前記第1放射ユニット(30)は、前記磁石ユニット(20)の前記第1領域を通して前記検査開口(90)の方向に前記放射線(32)を放射するように構成され、
さらに前記第1の放射ユニット(30)は前記検査開口(90)の周りを回転するように構成される、医用イメージングシステム(10)において、
前記第1の領域において、前記磁石ユニット(20)は、少なくとも1つの内部窓(25.2)と、前記第1のハウジング(26)内の少なくとも1つの外部窓(25.1)とを備え、前記内部窓(25.2)および前記外部窓(25.1)は前記第1の放射ユニット(30)によって放出される前記放射線(32)に対して透過性があり、また、前記内部窓(25.2)および前記外部窓(25.1)の材料が前記第1のハウジング(26)の材料よりも前記第1の放射ユニット(30)からの放射線に対してより透過性があること、
を特徴とする医用イメージングシステム(10)。 - 前記主磁石(21)の前記コイル要素(21.1)および前記少なくとも1つのコイルキャリア(21.2)は、前記磁石ユニット(20)の前記第1の領域の外側に配置される、請求項1に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記内部窓(25.2)または前記外部窓(25.1)を通過する際の放射線の強度の減衰は、第1のハウジングを通過する際の強度の減衰の半分未満である、請求項1又は2に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記内部窓(25.2)および前記外部窓(25.1)はベリリウム製又はアルミニウム製又はガラス製である、請求項1〜3のうちの1つに記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記第1の放射ユニット(30)は、粒子放射線(32)を生成するように構成された粒子放射線源である、請求項1〜4のうちの1つに記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記第1の放射ユニット(30)は粒子放射線(32)またはガンマ放射線(32)を生成するように構成された放射線源である、請求項1〜4のうちの1つに記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記第1の放射ユニット(30)は、第1のX線源(30)であり、前記医用イメージングシステム(10)は、さらに第1のX線検出器(31)を含み、前記第1のX線検出器(31)は、前記第1のX線源(30)とは反対側の検査対象物(80)の側面に配置され、前記第1のX線源(30)および前記第1のX線検出器(31)は、前記検査対象物(80)のX線撮像のために構成される、請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記第1のX線検出器(31)は、前記第1のX線源(30)と同時に前記検査開口(90)の周りを回転するように構成される、請求項7に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記磁石ユニット(20)は、前記検査開口(90)の周りを回転するように構成される、請求項1〜8のうちの1つに記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記磁石ユニット(20)は勾配磁場コイルユニット(22)を備え、前記勾配磁場コイルユニット(22)の方向は、前記検査開口(90)に対して相対的に固定され、前記主磁石(21)は前記検査開口(90)の周りを回転するように構成される、請求項1〜8のいずれか1項に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記第1の放射ユニット(30)および前記主磁石(21)は、前記検査開口(90)の周りを同時に回転するように構成される、請求項9または10に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記磁石ユニット(20)は、熱伝導によって前記主磁石(21)の前記コイル要素(21.1)を冷却するように構成される、請求項1〜11のうちの1つ記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)
- 前記主磁石(21)の前記コイル要素(21.1)からの廃熱は、循環する冷却剤を含むパイプによって放散される、請求項12に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 前記主磁石(21)の前記コイル要素(21.1)は、臨界温度がヘリウムの沸点よりも高い、超伝導材料で形成される、請求項1〜13のいずれかに記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
- 第2の放射ユニット(33)をさらに含み、
前記磁石ユニット(20)は、前記検査軸(91)に対して半径方向に前記第2の放射ユニット(33)によって放出される放射線(35)に対して透過性がある第2の領域を含み、
前記第2の放射ユニット(33)は、前記磁石ユニット(20)の前記検査開口(90)とは反対側に配置され、
前記第2の放射ユニット(33)は、前記検査開口(90)の方向に前記磁石ユニット(20)の前記第2の領域を介して前記放射線(35)を放出するように構成され、
さらに、前記第2の放射ユニット(33)は前記検査開口(90)の周りを回転するように構成される、
請求項1〜14のうちの1つに記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。 - 第2のX線検出器(34)をさらに含み、
前記第2の放射ユニット(33)は第2のX線源(33)であり、
前記第2のX線検出器(34)は、前記第2のX線源(33)とは反対側の前記検査対象(80)の側面に配置され、
前記第2のX線検出器(34)は、前記第2のX線源(33)と同時に前記検査開口(90)の周りを回転するように構成され、
前記第2のX線源(33)および前記第2のX線検出器(34)は、前記検査対象(80)のX線撮像のために構成される、
請求項15に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。 - 前記第1のX線源(30)と前記第1のX線検出器(31)との接続線と、前記第2のX線源(33)と前記第2のX線検出器(34)との接続線とが、60°と120°との間、または80°と100°との間、または85°と95°との間の角度を囲む、請求項7を引用する請求項15を引用する請求項16に記載の医用イメージングシステム(10)。
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