Magnet room display of MRI and ultrasound images
DCFirst Claim
1. A display system compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus disposed in a magnet room, the system comprising:
- means for providing MRI image video signals;
an MRI-compatible display means responsive to said video signals and disposed within said magnet room for providing a display within said magnet room, said display means including RF and electromagnetic interference filtering means to prevent noise from said display means from affecting the quality of the images produced by said MRI apparatus.
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Abstract
A display system for display of MRI, ultrasonic, patient vital sign or other imagery within a magnet room of an MRI system. An MRI compatible video display is disposed with the magnet room, and is connected to the MRI image processor to provide MRI images to medical personnel working in the magnet room. The display can be an MRI compatible LCD projection display, a wired LCD screen display, a reflective LCD screen display or a plasma display. The display within the magnet room is made MRI compatible by appropriate shielding and filtering. The display may also display patient vital sign data or imagery from an MRI compatible ultrasound apparatus.
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35 Claims
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1. A display system compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus disposed in a magnet room, the system comprising:
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means for providing MRI image video signals; an MRI-compatible display means responsive to said video signals and disposed within said magnet room for providing a display within said magnet room, said display means including RF and electromagnetic interference filtering means to prevent noise from said display means from affecting the quality of the images produced by said MRI apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 33, 35)
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19. An image display system compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus disposed in a control room and a magnet room separated by a penetration panel, wherein the magnet room contains a main magnet having a bore, the system comprising:
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means for providing MRI image video signals, located within said control room; an MRI-compatible display means disposed within said magnet room for providing a display within said magnet room, said display means including RF and electromagnetic interference filtering means to prevent noise from said display means from affecting the quality of the images produced by said MRI apparatus; and means for conducting said image video signals through said penetration panel to said MRI-compatible display means located within said magnet room, said means including means for filtering said image display video signals for RF and high frequency energy. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A display system compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus disposed in a magnet room, the system comprising:
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means for providing data signals representative of a vital sign of a patient located within said magnet room; an MRI-compatible display means responsive to said data signals and disposed within said magnet room for providing a visual display within said magnet room illustrative of said patient vital sign, said display means including RF and electromagnetic interference filtering means to prevent noise from said display means from adversely affecting the quality of images produced by said MRI apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A display system compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus disposed in a magnet room, the system comprising:
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an MRI compatible ultrasonic imaging system disposed within said magnet room for providing ultrasonic image signals of a patient within said magnet room; an MRI-compatible display means responsive to said ultrasonic image signals and disposed within said magnet room for providing an ultrasonic image display within said magnet room, said display means including RF and electromagnetic interference filtering means to prevent noise from said display means from affecting the quality of the images produced by said MRI apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (32, 34)
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