MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising a magnet assembly and a bore for accommodating a patient, comprising:
- a illuminator unit installed on the inside of the bore; and
an illuminator control unit controlling optical characteristics of illuminators comprised in the illuminator unit in response to a scan sequence employed in magnetic resonance imaging.
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging system adaptively and dynamically adjusts color and brightness of illuminators mounted on the inside of a bore in response to a scan sequence used for magnetic resonance imaging or the state of a patient in order to relieve discomfort during magnetic resonance imaging. An illuminator control unit selects and determines optical characteristics of the illuminators in response to a scan sequence or the state of a patient.
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35 Claims
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising a magnet assembly and a bore for accommodating a patient, comprising:
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a illuminator unit installed on the inside of the bore; and an illuminator control unit controlling optical characteristics of illuminators comprised in the illuminator unit in response to a scan sequence employed in magnetic resonance imaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising a magnet assembly and a bore for accommodating a patient, comprising:
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a photographing unit configured for acquiring an image of a patient in the bore; a illuminator unit installed on the inside of the bore; and an illuminator control unit determining a state of the patient by analyzing the image acquired by the photographing unit, and controlling optical characteristics of illuminators comprised in the illuminator unit in response to the state of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of controlling a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising a magnet assembly and a bore for accommodating a patient including illuminators installed on the inside of a bore, the control method comprising:
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determining a scan sequence employed in magnetic resonance imaging; extracting optical characteristics corresponding to the scan sequence from a database provided in the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, the optical characteristics; and controlling the illuminators in response to the extracted optical characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of controlling a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising a magnet assembly and a bore for accommodating a patient including illuminators installed on the inside of a bore, the control method comprising:
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acquiring an image of a patient in the bore; determining the state of the patient by analyzing the acquired image; and controlling optical characteristics of the illuminators, in response to the state of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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