Method and system for providing magnetic resonance images
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1. Method for providing magnetic resonance images of a foetus or a mother carrying a foetus, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying an ultrasonic transceiver to the mother'"'"'s body and inducing an ultrasonic signal into the mother'"'"'s and foetus'"'"'s body;
receiving a returned ultrasonic signal and providing an output signal;
processing the output signal in order to generate a trigger signal indicating the heart activity of the foetus;
triggering a magnetic resonance imaging device taking the trigger signal into account; and
generating magnetic resonance images of the foetus or the mother by using the triggered magnetic resonance imaging device.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention relates to a method for providing magnetic resonance images of a foetus or a mother carrying a foetus, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying an ultrasonic transceiver to the mother'"'"'s body and inducing an ultrasonic signal into the mother'"'"'s and foetus'"'"'s body;
- receiving a returned ultrasonic signal and providing an output signal;
- processing the output signal in order to generate a trigger signal indicating the heart activity of the foetus;
- triggering a magnetic resonance imaging device taking the trigger signal into account; and
- generating magnetic resonance images of the foetus or the mother by using the triggered magnetic resonance imaging device.
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1. Method for providing magnetic resonance images of a foetus or a mother carrying a foetus, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying an ultrasonic transceiver to the mother'"'"'s body and inducing an ultrasonic signal into the mother'"'"'s and foetus'"'"'s body; receiving a returned ultrasonic signal and providing an output signal; processing the output signal in order to generate a trigger signal indicating the heart activity of the foetus; triggering a magnetic resonance imaging device taking the trigger signal into account; and generating magnetic resonance images of the foetus or the mother by using the triggered magnetic resonance imaging device. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. System for providing magnetic resonance images of a foetus or a mother carrying a foetus, the system comprising
a magnetic resonance imaging device; -
an ultrasonic transceiver having a transmitter adapted to provide an ultrasonic signal and adapted to induce the ultrasonic signal into the mother'"'"'s body; and a receiver adapted to receive a returned ultrasonic signal and to provide an output signal; a trigger device connected to the ultrasonic transceiver, said trigger device being configured to process the output signal and to provide a trigger signal for triggering the magnetic resonance imaging device, said trigger signal indicating the heart activity of the foetus; wherein said magnetic resonance imaging device is adapted to capture magnetic resonance images taking the trigger signal into account. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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