JPS63260116A - Magnetic shield of magnetic resonance imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Magnetic shield of magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

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JPS63260116A
JPS63260116A JP62093145A JP9314587A JPS63260116A JP S63260116 A JPS63260116 A JP S63260116A JP 62093145 A JP62093145 A JP 62093145A JP 9314587 A JP9314587 A JP 9314587A JP S63260116 A JPS63260116 A JP S63260116A
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Tadatoshi Ota
太田 忠利
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PURPOSE:To obtain a shielding effect even if a main magnetic field is intensified, by providing a cancelling coil, which generates magnetic flux in the opposite direction with respect to magnetic flux from a main coil so as not to saturate a magnetic body, in the inside of the magnetic body. CONSTITUTION:A cancelling coil 6 is arranged between a magnetic body 5, i.e., a shield, and a main coil 3. A current in the reverse direction with respect to the main coil 3, is made to flow through the cancelling coil 6, and a magnetic field in the magnetic body 5 is weakened. Thus, the magnetic body 5 can absorb the leakage magnetic field from the main coil. Since the magnetic field Bi in the magnetic body is weakened and is not saturated, the characteristics as the magnetic body can be maintained, and the shielding effect can be maintained. In this way, even if the main magnetic field is intensified in a magnetic resonance image apparatus, the leakage magnetic field yielded in the main coil can be absorbed into iron by the function of the cancelling coil, and the shielding effect with the iron can be maintained.

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【発明の詳細な説明】 〔発明の目的〕 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、医療用磁気共鳴イメージング族に(MRI装
置りの磁気シールドに関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to magnetic shielding for medical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI apparatus).

(従来の技術) MHI装置は、高磁界を発生するため、周囲に影響を及
ぼす、そのため、磁気シールドが用いられるが、そのシ
ールドのタイプの1つとして装置本体に、直接磁性体を
つけてシールドするセルフ磁気シールドがある。このセ
ルフシールドは、第6図に示すように1円筒型の磁性体
1の両端に、穴のあいた形の磁性体フランジ部2をつけ
た形となっている。
(Prior art) MHI equipment generates a high magnetic field, which affects the surroundings, so a magnetic shield is used. One type of shield is to attach a magnetic material directly to the main body of the equipment to shield it. There is a self-magnetic shield. As shown in FIG. 6, this self-shield has a cylindrical magnetic body 1 with perforated magnetic flanges 2 attached to both ends thereof.

(発明が解決しようとする問題点) MHI装置は、超電導コイル等を用いて、より高磁界と
すれば、検出される信号のS/N比(Signal/N
o1se比)が高くなり、高画質が得られる。さらに1
人体組織の微妙な異状を分析できるようになる。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) If an MHI device uses a superconducting coil or the like to generate a higher magnetic field, the S/N ratio of the detected signal will increase.
o1se ratio) becomes high, and high image quality can be obtained. 1 more
Become able to analyze subtle abnormalities in human tissue.

しかし、磁性体には、高磁界において磁気飽和現象があ
り、飽和してしまうとシールド効果がなくなってしまい
、磁性体だけを使っての磁気シールドを考えると1発生
させられる主磁界Boは制限されてしまう。
However, magnetic materials have a magnetic saturation phenomenon in high magnetic fields, and once saturated, the shielding effect disappears, and when considering magnetic shielding using only magnetic materials, the main magnetic field Bo that can be generated is limited. It ends up.

ひこで本発明の目的は、主磁界を高めても、シールド効
果が得られる磁気シールドを提供することにある。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic shield that provides a shielding effect even when the main magnetic field is increased.

〔発明の構成〕[Structure of the invention]

(問題点を解決するための手段) 上記目的を達成するために本発明の磁気シールドにおい
ては、磁性体の内側に主コイルによる磁束と逆むきで磁
性体を飽和させない磁束を生ずるキャンセルコイルを配
置する。
(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the magnetic shield of the present invention, a canceling coil is arranged inside the magnetic body to generate a magnetic flux that does not saturate the magnetic body in the opposite direction to the magnetic flux produced by the main coil. do.

(作用) このようにすると磁性体が飽和しないので外部に磁界が
もれなくなる。
(Function) By doing this, the magnetic material will not be saturated, so that the magnetic field will not leak to the outside.

(実施例) 本発明の第一の実施例においては、第1図に示すように
、磁性体5(シールド)と主コイル3の間に、キャンセ
ルコイル6を配置し、そのキャンセルコイル6には、主
コイル3とは逆向きの電流を流して、磁性体5の中の磁
場を弱めることにより、磁性体5が主コイルの漏洩磁界
を吸収できるようにする。
(Embodiment) In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. By passing a current in the opposite direction to the main coil 3 and weakening the magnetic field in the magnetic body 5, the magnetic body 5 can absorb the leakage magnetic field of the main coil.

第2図(a)に、主コイル3と磁性体5(鉄シールド)
を用いた場合の主磁界Boを示す、この場合主コイル3
の電流は1紙面の裏から表への向き(これを正方向とす
る)に流れていて、この電流の発生する主磁界Doは、
コイル内側において紙面の左から右への磁界となる。主
磁界BOがそれほど高くない場合には、磁性体5が主磁
界noを吸収し、漏洩磁界も減少して、磁性体によるシ
ールド効果は確保される。しかし、主磁界Boを強めて
いくと、磁性体内磁界Bioも増加していき、一般の鉄
では、内部磁界が2.2テスラぐらいになると、磁性体
としての効果がなくなってしまう。
Figure 2 (a) shows the main coil 3 and magnetic body 5 (iron shield).
In this case, main magnetic field Bo is shown when main coil 3 is used.
The current flows from the back to the front of the paper (this is considered the positive direction), and the main magnetic field Do generated by this current is:
Inside the coil, a magnetic field flows from left to right in the paper. When the main magnetic field BO is not so high, the magnetic body 5 absorbs the main magnetic field no, the leakage magnetic field also decreases, and the shielding effect of the magnetic body is ensured. However, as the main magnetic field Bo is strengthened, the internal magnetic field Bio also increases, and with ordinary iron, when the internal magnetic field reaches about 2.2 Tesla, it loses its effectiveness as a magnetic material.

次に、第2図(b)に、キャンセルコイル6と磁性体5
を用いた場合のキャンセル磁界口Cを示す。
Next, FIG. 2(b) shows the canceling coil 6 and the magnetic body 5.
The canceling magnetic field opening C is shown when using.

キャンセルコイル6に流す電流は、主コイル3とは逆向
き(この場合は、紙面の表から裏への方向)にする、こ
のキャンセルコイルの電流による磁界(キャンセル磁界
) Beは、主磁界とは逆向きになり、コイル内側にお
いて1紙面の右から左への方向となる。したがって、磁
性体内の磁界Bicも、主コイルによる磁性体内磁界B
ioと逆向きとなる。
The current flowing through the canceling coil 6 is directed in the opposite direction to the main coil 3 (in this case, from the front to the back of the paper). The magnetic field (cancelling magnetic field) due to the current of this canceling coil Be is the main magnetic field. The direction is reversed, and the direction is from right to left on one page inside the coil. Therefore, the magnetic field Bic inside the magnetic body also changes from the magnetic field B inside the magnetic body due to the main coil.
The direction is opposite to io.

したがって、第2図(a)、第2図(b)のそれぞれを
組合せると、第3図のようになり、磁性体内磁界Biが
弱められ、飽和しなくなるので、磁性体としての特性を
維持できるようになる。(この場合、主コイル内の磁界
も減少するが、主コイルの起磁力よりもキャンセルコイ
ルの起磁力の方が小さいこと、キャンセルコイルの方が
磁性体に近いこと等により1診断室間内の主磁界の減少
は少ない、)よって、主コイルの発生する漏洩磁界を磁
性体が吸収して、シールド効果が保持できる。
Therefore, if Figure 2 (a) and Figure 2 (b) are combined, the result will be as shown in Figure 3, and the magnetic field Bi within the magnetic body will be weakened and will no longer be saturated, maintaining its properties as a magnetic body. become able to. (In this case, the magnetic field in the main coil also decreases, but the magnetomotive force of the canceling coil is smaller than the magnetomotive force of the main coil, and the canceling coil is closer to the magnetic material, etc. The decrease in the main magnetic field is small.) Therefore, the magnetic material absorbs the leakage magnetic field generated by the main coil, and the shielding effect can be maintained.

(他の実施例) 本発明を用いた他の実施例を第4図に示す、主コイルは
、3a、3b、3cの3つの部分から構成され。
(Other Embodiments) Another embodiment using the present invention is shown in FIG. 4. The main coil is composed of three parts 3a, 3b, and 3c.

磁性体5(鉄シールド)の内側に、5つのキャンセルコ
イル6a 、 6b 、 6c 、 6d 、 6eを
配置する。この実施例では、主コイル3a、3b、3c
とキャンセルコイル6a。
Five canceling coils 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, and 6e are arranged inside the magnetic body 5 (iron shield). In this embodiment, main coils 3a, 3b, 3c
and cancel coil 6a.

6eは同じ半径であり、また、キャンセルコイル6b。6e has the same radius, and canceling coil 6b.

6c 、 6dの3つも同じ半径である。6c and 6d also have the same radius.

また、この実施例においては、3つの主コイルと、5つ
のキャンセルコイルとで構成されているが、これらのコ
イル数、半径は、任意でよい。
Further, in this embodiment, it is composed of three main coils and five canceling coils, but the number and radius of these coils may be arbitrary.

(ただし、Z=0の面に対して対称とする。)主コイル
3a、3b、3cに正方向の電流を流し、キャンセルコ
イル68〜6eには主コイルとは逆向きの電流を流す、
これにより、主コイルの発生した漏洩磁界を吸収した磁
性体5の内部磁界は、キャンセルコイルの発生する磁界
で弱められ、磁性体は、飽和まで至らなくなる。
(However, it is symmetrical with respect to the plane of Z=0.) A current in the positive direction is passed through the main coils 3a, 3b, and 3c, and a current in the opposite direction to the main coil is passed through the canceling coils 68 to 6e.
As a result, the internal magnetic field of the magnetic body 5 that has absorbed the leakage magnetic field generated by the main coil is weakened by the magnetic field generated by the canceling coil, and the magnetic body does not reach saturation.

第5図に、本発明を用いた更に他の実施例を示す、これ
は、第4図に示したシールドの構成において、さらに外
側に同様のシールド構成を施した、多重シールドの1例
である。
FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment using the present invention. This is an example of a multiple shield in which a similar shield configuration is applied to the outside of the shield configuration shown in FIG. 4. .

同図において、主コイル3と磁性体5の間に。In the figure, between the main coil 3 and the magnetic body 5.

キャンセルコイル6a 、 6b 、 6c 、 6d
 、 6eが配置されている。さらに、磁性体5の外側
に、磁性体5′が配置され、磁性体5′の内側にキャン
セルコイル6f、6gが配置されている。(磁性体5′
は、磁性体5と中心軸8が同じである。) 主コイル3に正方向の電流を流し、キャンセルコイル6
8〜6gには、主コイルとは逆向きの電流を流す、磁性
体5および5′は、主コイルの発生した漏洩磁界を吸収
するが、磁性体5の内部磁界は。
Cancellation coils 6a, 6b, 6c, 6d
, 6e are arranged. Further, a magnetic body 5' is arranged outside the magnetic body 5, and cancel coils 6f and 6g are arranged inside the magnetic body 5'. (Magnetic material 5'
, the magnetic body 5 and the central axis 8 are the same. ) A positive current is applied to the main coil 3, and the cancellation coil 6
8 to 6g, a current flows in the opposite direction to that of the main coil. The magnetic bodies 5 and 5' absorb the leakage magnetic field generated by the main coil, but the internal magnetic field of the magnetic body 5.

キャンセルコイル68〜6eにより弱められ、磁性体5
′の内部磁界は、キャンセルコイル6f、6gによす弱
められる。これにより、磁性体5及び5′は、飽和まで
至らなくなる。よって、磁性体は、漏洩磁界を吸収でき
るようになる。
It is weakened by the canceling coils 68 to 6e, and the magnetic body 5
The internal magnetic field of ' is weakened by the canceling coils 6f and 6g. This prevents the magnetic bodies 5 and 5' from reaching saturation. Therefore, the magnetic material becomes able to absorb the leakage magnetic field.

このような、多重のシールド構成とすることにより、−
重の時と同様の効果が得られるとともに、各々の磁性体
の重量を一重の時よりも減らせるので、シールド組立て
時等において、各々の取扱いが容易になる。また、外側
の磁性体は、内側の磁性体により、小さくなった漏洩磁
界内に置かれるので、より多くの漏洩磁界を吸収でき、
シールド効果がさらによくなる。
By having such a multiple shield configuration, -
The same effect as when using a heavy magnetic material can be obtained, and since the weight of each magnetic material can be reduced compared to when a single magnetic material is used, handling of each material becomes easier when assembling a shield. In addition, since the outer magnetic material is placed within a smaller leakage magnetic field due to the inner magnetic material, it can absorb more leakage magnetic field.
The shield effect will be even better.

〔発明の効果〕〔Effect of the invention〕

以上のように1本発明によれば、MHI装置において、
キャンセルコイルと、鉄シールドを組合せた構成とする
ため、高画質を得るために、あるいは、各種分析用に、
主磁界を高めても、キャンセルコイルの働きにより、鉄
シールド内の磁界を弱めることができる。したがって、
鉄の飽和をなくせるので、主コイルの発生する漏洩磁界
を鉄が吸収でき、鉄によるシールド効果を保持できる。
As described above, according to the present invention, in the MHI device,
Because it has a configuration that combines a canceling coil and an iron shield, it can be used to obtain high image quality or for various analyses.
Even if the main magnetic field is increased, the magnetic field within the iron shield can be weakened by the action of the canceling coil. therefore,
Since saturation of iron can be eliminated, iron can absorb the leakage magnetic field generated by the main coil, and the shielding effect of iron can be maintained.

また、主磁界を高めない場合では、キャンセルコイルを
配置することにより、鉄の量を低減できるという効果が
あるので、装置全体の重量を減らすことができ、装置を
設置する所の床の補強が低減できる。
In addition, when the main magnetic field is not increased, placing a canceling coil has the effect of reducing the amount of iron, reducing the overall weight of the device and reinforcing the floor where the device is installed. Can be reduced.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は本発明一実施例の磁気シールドの構成を表す断
面図、第2図(a)は主コイルの発生する磁界を示す図
、第2図(b)はキャンセルコイルの発生する磁界を示
す図、第3図は第2図(a)、(b)を組合せた磁界を
示す図、第4図および第5図はそれぞれ本発明の他の一
実施例を示す図、第6図は従来のセルフ磁気シールドを
つけたMRI装置の縦断面図である。 3.3a、3b、3cmコイル、 5.5’−・・磁性
体、6.68〜6g・・・キャンセルコイル、Bo・・
・主磁界、     Bc・・・キャンセル磁界、Bi
・・・磁性体内磁界。 代理人 弁理士 則 近 憲 佑 同  第子丸 健 第1図 第2図(り 第2図(b) 第3!!!J (2軸) 第4図
Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a magnetic shield according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 (a) is a diagram showing the magnetic field generated by the main coil, and Figure 2 (b) is a diagram showing the magnetic field generated by the canceling coil. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a magnetic field combining FIGS. 2(a) and (b), FIGS. 4 and 5 are diagrams each showing another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a conventional MRI apparatus equipped with a self-magnetic shield. 3.3a, 3b, 3cm coil, 5.5'-...Magnetic material, 6.68-6g...Cancel coil, Bo...
・Main magnetic field, Bc...cancelling magnetic field, Bi
...Magnetic body magnetic field. Agent Patent Attorney Yudo Ken Ken Daishimaru Figure 1 Figure 2 (Figure 2 (b) Figure 3!!!J (2 axes) Figure 4

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]  主コイルを包囲する磁性体とこの磁性体の内側に配置
されたキャンセルコイルとからなり、このキャンセルコ
イルは前記主コイルによる磁束と逆むきで前記磁性体を
飽和させない磁束を生じるものであることを特徴とする
磁気共鳴イメージング装置の磁気シールド。
It consists of a magnetic body surrounding a main coil and a canceling coil placed inside this magnetic body, and this canceling coil generates a magnetic flux that is directed in the opposite direction to the magnetic flux generated by the main coil and does not saturate the magnetic body. Features: Magnetic shielding of magnetic resonance imaging equipment.
JP62093145A 1987-04-17 1987-04-17 Magnetic shield of magnetic resonance imaging apparatus Granted JPS63260116A (en)

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