Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging apparatus having a magnetic structure that oscillates about an axis
First Claim
1. A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus of the type for imaging parts of the body, the apparatus comprising:
- a magnetic structure having a cavity for accommodating a part of the body to be examined;
designed to generate in the cavity, or at least in a part thereof, magnetic and electromagnetic fields required for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging;
the magnetic structure is mounted on a support in such a manner as to be movable at least in two directions;
the magnetic structure is supported in such a manner as to be able to oscillate about a horizontal axis of oscillation, parallel to the static magnetic field generated thereby, whereas the axis of oscillation is staggered with respect to a central axis of the cavity and which central axis is parallel to the axis of oscillation and passes through the cavity;
the static magnetic field has characteristics required for valid diagnostic imaging, the cavity being movable between two extreme positions, that is, from an uppermost position to a lowermost position, the two extreme positions and those intervening therebetween being adjusted to the body part in the standing or sitting positions of the patient.
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Abstract
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus of the type for imaging specific parts of the body, the device including a magnetic structure (1), having a cavity (101) for accommodating the limb part to be examined, which may be accessed from the outside, and in which, or at least in one part of which (V) the necessary magnetic fields are generated. The magnetic structure (1) is supported in such a manner as to be able to oscillate (O) about a horizontal axis, which is parallel to the static magnetic field, whereas the axis of oscillation (O) is staggered with respect to the central axis, which is parallel thereto and passes through the cavity volume (V), wherein the static magnetic field has the characteristics required for valid imaging, to such an extent that the relevant volume (V) moves from an uppermost position to a lowermost position, the two extreme positions as well as those intervening therebetween being adjusted to the head and/or neck and/or upper limbs level in the standing and/or sitting positions of the patient and to the lower limbs level in the standing and/or sitting positions of the patient respectively.
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1. A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging apparatus of the type for imaging parts of the body, the apparatus comprising:
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a magnetic structure having a cavity for accommodating a part of the body to be examined;
designed to generate in the cavity, or at least in a part thereof, magnetic and electromagnetic fields required for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging;
the magnetic structure is mounted on a support in such a manner as to be movable at least in two directions;
the magnetic structure is supported in such a manner as to be able to oscillate about a horizontal axis of oscillation, parallel to the static magnetic field generated thereby, whereas the axis of oscillation is staggered with respect to a central axis of the cavity and which central axis is parallel to the axis of oscillation and passes through the cavity;
the static magnetic field has characteristics required for valid diagnostic imaging, the cavity being movable between two extreme positions, that is, from an uppermost position to a lowermost position, the two extreme positions and those intervening therebetween being adjusted to the body part in the standing or sitting positions of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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