Communication systems for use with magnetic resonance imaging systems
First Claim
1. A system of communicating for an injection system for use within a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, said MRI suite having a scanner room, a control room and a barrier separating said scanner and said control rooms, said system comprising:
- (a) a first transceiver situated within said scanner room in an injection control unit of said injection system;
(b) a second transceiver situated within said control room in a controller of said injection system;
(c) a first antenna positioned within said scanner room approximate an interior side of said barrier, said first antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to said first transceiver; and
(d) a second antenna positioned within said control room approximate an exterior side of said barrier, said second antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to said second transceiver;
wherein said first and said second antennas are interconnected through said barrier to form an antenna coupling thus enabling said controller and said injection control unit to communicate therethrough across said barrier using a desired range of radio frequencies outside a range of, and without adversely affecting, operation of said MRI suite.
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Abstract
An antenna coupling enables communication across a barrier to radio frequencies. The antenna coupling comprises first and second antennas. The first antenna is adapted for positioning on a first side of the barrier, and is capable of receiving from and transmitting to a first transceiver disposed on the first side. The second antenna is adapted for positioning on a second side of the barrier, and is capable of receiving from and transmitting to a second transceiver on the second side. The interconnection of the first and second antennas through the barrier comprises the antenna coupling. The antenna coupling enables the first and second transceivers to communicate across the barrier over the desired range(s) of radio frequencies. In a related aspect, the antenna coupling may also include a filter interconnected between the first and second antennas to prevent radio frequencies outside of the desired range(s) from being transmitted across the barrier.
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48 Claims
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1. A system of communicating for an injection system for use within a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, said MRI suite having a scanner room, a control room and a barrier separating said scanner and said control rooms, said system comprising:
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(a) a first transceiver situated within said scanner room in an injection control unit of said injection system; (b) a second transceiver situated within said control room in a controller of said injection system; (c) a first antenna positioned within said scanner room approximate an interior side of said barrier, said first antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to said first transceiver; and (d) a second antenna positioned within said control room approximate an exterior side of said barrier, said second antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to said second transceiver; wherein said first and said second antennas are interconnected through said barrier to form an antenna coupling thus enabling said controller and said injection control unit to communicate therethrough across said barrier using a desired range of radio frequencies outside a range of, and without adversely affecting, operation of said MRI suite. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An antenna coupling for communicating across a barrier to radio frequencies, said antenna coupling comprising:
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(a) a first antenna adapted to be positioned on a first side of said barrier, said first antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to a first transceiver disposed on said first side of said barrier; and (b) a second antenna adapted to be positioned on a second side of said barrier, said second antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to a second transceiver disposed on said second side of said barrier; said first and said second antennas being interconnected through said barrier to form said antenna coupling and thereby enable said first and said second transceivers to communicate therethrough across said barrier over a desired range of said radio frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An antenna coupling for communicating across a barrier to radio frequencies, said antenna coupling comprising:
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(a) a first antenna positioned on a first side of said barrier; (b) a second antenna positioned on a second side of said barrier, said first and said second antennas interconnected through said barrier to enable a desired range of said radio frequencies to be transmissible through said barrier via said first and said second antennas; and (c) a filter connected between said first and said second antennas to prevent radio frequencies outside of said desired range from being transmitted across said barrier.
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26. A system of communicating for use within a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, said MRI suite having a scanner room, a control room and a barrier separating said scanner and said control rooms, said system comprising:
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(a) a first transceiver situated within said scanner room associated with a first piece of equipment; (b) a second transceiver situated within said control room associated with a second piece of equipment; (c) a first antenna positioned within said scanner room approximate an interior side of said barrier, said first antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to said first transceiver; and (d) a second antenna positioned within said control room approximate an exterior side of said barrier, said second antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to said second transceiver; wherein said first and said second antennas are interconnected through said barrier to form an antenna coupling thus enabling said first and said second pieces of equipment to communicate therethrough across said barrier using a desired range of radio frequencies outside a range of, and without adversely affecting, operation of said MRI suite. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of communicating across an isolation barrier separating a scanner room and a control room of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning a first transceiver within said scanner room; (b) positioning a second transceiver within said control room; (c) interconnecting a first antenna and a second antenna; (d) positioning said first and said second antennas within said MRI suite such that (i) said first antenna is positioned within said scanner room approximate an interior side of said isolation barrier and is capable of receiving from and transmitting to said first transceiver and (ii) said second antenna is positioned within said control room approximate an exterior side of said isolation barrier and is capable of receiving from and transmitting to said second transceiver; and (e) configuring said first and said second transceivers to use a desired range of radio frequencies outside a range of operation of said MRI suite in communicating across said isolation barrier via said first and said second antennas, and thus avoiding adverse affects upon an operation of a scanner in said MRI suite. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A system for communicating across an isolation barrier separating a scanner room and a control room of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suite, said MRI suite for accommodating a plurality of bifurcated equipment systems, each of said bifurcated equipment systems having an interior portion for placement within said scanner room and an exterior portion for placement within said control room, said system comprising:
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(a) a first antenna positioned within said scanner room, said first antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to a plurality of interior transceivers situated within said scanner room, each of said interior transceivers being associated with said interior portion of one of said bifurcated equipment systems corresponding thereto; and (b) a second antenna positioned within said control room and interconnected to said first antenna through said isolation barrier to form an antenna coupling therewith;
said second antenna being capable of receiving from and transmitting to a plurality of exterior transceivers situated within said control room, each of said exterior transceivers being associated with said exterior portion of one of said bifurcated equipment systems corresponding thereto;each of said exterior transceivers and said interior transceiver corresponding thereto forming a transceiver pair for one of said bifurcated equipment systems through which said interior and said exterior portions thereof communicate through said antenna coupling across said isolation barrier using a desired range of radio frequencies assigned thereto outside a range of, and without adversely affecting, operation of said MRI suite. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An antenna coupling for communicating across a barrier to radio frequencies, said antenna coupling comprising:
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(a) a plurality of interior antennas each of which adapted to be positioned on an interior side of said barrier, each of said interior antennas being capable of receiving from and transmitting to at least one interior transceiver disposed on said interior side of said barrier; and (b) a plurality of exterior antennas each of which adapted to be positioned on an exterior side of said barrier, each of said exterior antennas being capable of receiving from and transmitting to at least one exterior transceiver disposed on said exterior side of said barrier, each of said interior transceivers and said exterior transceiver corresponding thereto forming a transceiver pair; each of said interior antennas and said exterior antenna corresponding thereto being interconnected through said barrier to form an antenna pair for enabling said transceiver pair(s) corresponding thereto to communicate therethrough across said barrier over a desired range of said radio frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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