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Description
従って、本発明は、静磁場磁石、傾斜磁場装置、一次送信アンテナ、少なくとも1つの二次送信アンテナ、少なくとも1つの受信アンテナ、制御および評価装置を備え、検査領域が静磁場磁石により静磁場を印加可能であり、検査領域が傾斜磁場装置により傾斜磁場を印加可能であり、検査領域が両送信アンテナにより高周波励起磁場を印加可能であり、受信アンテナによって、検査領域内に搬入された検査対象物が励起されることにより発生された磁気共鳴信号が受信可能であり、傾斜磁場装置および送信アンテナは制御および評価装置により、傾斜磁場装置に傾斜磁場電流が流れかつ送信アンテナに励起電流が流れるように駆動可能であり、磁気共鳴信号は制御および評価装置に導入可能でありここで評価可能であり、二次送信アンテナに、励起電流の振幅比および/または位相差を互いに調整可能である少なくとも1つの制御要素が付設され、二次送信アンテナによって発生された励起磁場は、一次送信アンテナによって発生された励起磁場より空間的に小さな広がりを持ち、二次送信アンテナに流れる励起電流は、一次送信アンテナに流れる励起電流より小さな振幅を持っていることを特徴とする。
図1は磁気共鳴装置、
図2は一次送信アンテナおよび二次送信アンテナ、
図3は二次送信アンテナ、
図4は一次送信アンテナおよび二次送信アンテナを示す。
2 患者寝台
3 検査対象物
4 静磁場磁石
5 制御および評価装置
6 傾斜磁場装置
7 一次送信アンテナ、受信アンテナ
8 二次送信アンテナ、受信アンテナ
9 制御要素
10 コンデンサ
11 並列振動回路
12 スイッチ
S 制御信号
M 誘導結合部
Claims (10)
- 静磁場磁石(4)、傾斜磁場装置(6)、一次送信アンテナ(7)、少なくとも1つの二次送信アンテナ(8)、少なくとも1つの受信アンテナ(7)、制御および評価装置(5)を備え、
検査領域(1)が静磁場磁石(4)により静磁場を印加可能であり、
検査領域(1)が傾斜磁場装置(6)により傾斜磁場を印加可能であり、
検査領域(1)が両送信アンテナ(7,8)により高周波励起磁場を印加可能であり、
受信アンテナ(7)によって、検査領域(1)内に搬入された検査対象物(3)が励起されることにより発生された磁気共鳴信号が受信可能であり、
傾斜磁場装置(6)および送信アンテナ(7,8)は制御および評価装置(5)により、傾斜磁場装置(6)に傾斜磁場電流が流れかつ送信アンテナ(7,8)に励起電流が流れるように駆動可能であり、
磁気共鳴信号は制御および評価装置(5)に導入可能でありここで評価可能であり、
二次送信アンテナ(8)に、励起電流の振幅比および/または位相差を互いに調整可能である少なくとも1つの制御要素(10,11)が付設され、
二次送信アンテナ(8)によって発生された励起磁場は、一次送信アンテナ(7)によって発生された励起磁場より空間的に小さな広がりを持ち、
二次送信アンテナ(8)に流れる励起電流は、一次送信アンテナ(7)に流れる励起電流より小さな振幅を持っている
ことを特徴とする磁気共鳴装置。 - 少なくとも1つの制御要素(10,11)は、検査領域(1)内に搬入された検査対象物(3)における励起磁場の重なりが検査対象物(3)の内部でできるだけ均一化されるように駆動可能であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 二次アンテナ(8)は一次送信アンテナ(7)に誘導結合されていることを特徴とする請求項1又は2記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 制御および評価装置(5)に制御信号を与えることができ、制御要素(10,11)の駆動が制御信号(S)に依存することを特徴とする請求項1乃至3の1つ記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 二次送信アンテナ(8)は、制御信号(S)に依存して、一次送信アンテナ(7)によって検査領域(1)に励起磁場を印加中、磁気共鳴周波数で共鳴せずまた検査領域(1)に励起磁場を与えないようにも駆動可能であることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 制御要素(10,11)が調整可能なインピーダンスとして構成されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至5の1つ記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 二次送信アンテナ(8)に流れる励起電流は、一次送信アンテナ(7)に流れる励起電流に対して電気角で−180°〜+180°の位相差を持つように制御可能であることを特徴とする請求項1乃至6の1つ記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 二次送信アンテナ(8)は制御および評価装置(5)に、磁気共鳴信号の受信には利用され得ないように接続されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至7の1つ記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 二次送信アンテナ(8)は制御および評価装置(5)に、磁気共鳴信号の受信のためにも利用できるように接続されていることを特徴とする請求項1乃至7の1つ記載の磁気共鳴装置。
- 二次送信アンテナ(8)は磁気共鳴信号の受信のために、磁気共鳴周波数で共鳴するように制御および評価装置(5)により同調可能であることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の磁気共鳴装置。
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