Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a wireless communication device that includes an antenna and that transmits and receives a wireless signal through the antenna;
a radio frequency (RF) coil that includes a plurality of antennas and that receives the wireless signal and responds to the received wireless signal through each of the plurality of antennas; and
processing circuitry configured todetermine positions of the plurality of antennas based on each of response results indicated by responses from the plurality of antennas to the received wireless signal, anddetermine a position and an orientation of the RF coil based on the determined positions of the plurality of antennas.
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a wireless communication unit, a radio frequency (RF) coil, and a specifying unit. The wireless communication unit includes an antenna and that transmits and receives a wireless signal through the antenna. The RF coil includes one or more antennas and that receives the wireless signal and to respond to the received wireless signal through the one or more antennas. The specifying unit that specifies the position and the orientation of the RF coil on the basis of a response result indicated by the response from the RF coil.
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device that includes an antenna and that transmits and receives a wireless signal through the antenna; a radio frequency (RF) coil that includes a plurality of antennas and that receives the wireless signal and responds to the received wireless signal through each of the plurality of antennas; and processing circuitry configured to determine positions of the plurality of antennas based on each of response results indicated by responses from the plurality of antennas to the received wireless signal, and determine a position and an orientation of the RF coil based on the determined positions of the plurality of antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device that includes an antenna and that transmits and receives a wireless signal through the antenna; an RF coil that includes an antenna and that receives the wireless signal and responds to the received wireless signal through the antenna; and processing circuitry configured to determine a position of the RF coil based on a response result indicated by the response from the RF coil, wherein the antenna included in the RF coil performs at least one of reception of a control signal and transmission of an echo signal, in addition to the receiving of and the responding to the wireless signal.
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8. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless communication device that includes an antenna and that transmits and receives a wireless signal through the antenna; an RF coil that includes a plurality of antennas and that receives the wireless signal and responds to the received wireless signal through each of the antennas; and processing circuitry configured to determine positions of the plurality of antennas based on each of response results indicated by responses from the plurality of antennas to the wireless signal, and estimate warping of the RF coil based on the determined positions of the antennas and a positional relationship among the plurality of antennas.
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