Apparatus for process for making biomagnetic measurements
First Claim
1. Apparatus for making magnetic measurements of the human body, comprising:
- biomagnetometer means including a magnetic sensing coil for measuring magnetic fields arising form a selected portion of the body; and
means for recording in real time the location of the selected portion of the body from which the magnetic fields emanate, said means for recording including electromagnetic means for sensing the location of the selected portion of the body using an electromagnetic signal, said electromagnetic means including a transmitter and a receiver of electromagnetic signals.
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Abstract
Apparatus for making biomagnetic measurements includes a biomagnetometer for measuring magnetic fields produced by the body and an electromagnetic location measurement and recording system for automatically determining the location of the portion of the body from which the magnetic signals are being gathered. The electromagnetic location recording system permits establishing a real time body frame of reference with respect to the biomagnetometer, so that biomagnetic signals can be correlated directly with body location and structure. The electromagnetic location recording system may be operated continuously at radiation wavelengths which do not interfere with the taking of data, or intermittently with the taking of biomagnetic data, to avoid interference with the measured values of the biomagnetic data. The elements of the electromagnetic location recording system have substantially no residual magnetism when the location recording system is not operating, as the biomagnetic signals are typically so small that even normal residual magnetism might be erroneously recorded as a biomagnetic signal.
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1. Apparatus for making magnetic measurements of the human body, comprising:
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biomagnetometer means including a magnetic sensing coil for measuring magnetic fields arising form a selected portion of the body; and means for recording in real time the location of the selected portion of the body from which the magnetic fields emanate, said means for recording including electromagnetic means for sensing the location of the selected portion of the body using an electromagnetic signal, said electromagnetic means including a transmitter and a receiver of electromagnetic signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for making magnetic measurements of the human body, comprising:
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a biomagnetometer including a sensor for measuring magnetic fields arising from a selected portion of the body; an elecromagnetic transmitter adjacent the body being measured, said transmitter having substantially no residual magnetism when no electric current is flowing therethrough; at least one electromagnetic receiver mounted on the selected part of the body, said electromagnetic receiver having substantially no residual magnetism when no electric current is flowing therethrough; an electromagnetic wand receiver that may be touched to points on the selected portion of the body to indicate the location of such points relative to said electromagnetic transmitter; and computer means for controlling and recording the locations of said receivers and said wand receiver, for taking data from said biomagnetometer, and for controlling said transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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