WO2009144639A3 - Combined optical fiber and rf coil array system for magnetic resonance data acquisition - Google Patents

Combined optical fiber and rf coil array system for magnetic resonance data acquisition Download PDF

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WO2009144639A3
WO2009144639A3 PCT/IB2009/052123 IB2009052123W WO2009144639A3 WO 2009144639 A3 WO2009144639 A3 WO 2009144639A3 IB 2009052123 W IB2009052123 W IB 2009052123W WO 2009144639 A3 WO2009144639 A3 WO 2009144639A3
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magnetic resonance
optical fiber
data acquisition
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Christoph Leussler
Peter M. Mazurkewitz
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Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards Gmbh
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
    • G01R33/283—Intercom or optical viewing arrangements, structurally associated with NMR apparatus
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    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
    • G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
    • G01R33/44—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance using nuclear magnetic resonance [NMR]
    • G01R33/48—NMR imaging systems
    • G01R33/4808—Multimodal MR, e.g. MR combined with positron emission tomography [PET], MR combined with ultrasound or MR combined with computed tomography [CT]

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Abstract

A nuclear magnetic resonance radio frequency (RF) coil arrangement (200) configured for receiving magnetic resonance RF signals from within the volume circumscribed by the RF coil arrangement, wherein the RF coil arrangement (200) further comprises at set of optical couplers (150), wherein the optical couplers (150) are adapted for receiving optical signals from the volume circumscribed by the RF coil arrangement. 5
PCT/IB2009/052123 2008-05-28 2009-05-20 Combined optical fiber and rf coil array system for magnetic resonance data acquisition WO2009144639A2 (en)

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