Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, coil system for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a receiver coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal;
at least one reception signal transmitter antenna configured to transmit the reception signal from said receiver coil by radio;
a plurality of reception signal receiver antennas arranged to receive the reception signal transmitted from said reception signal transmitter antenna;
a signal selection unit configured to select a reception signal received by a specific single reception signal receiver antenna of said plural reception signal receiver antennas; and
a reception data processing unit configured to reconstruct an image of the object from the reception signal selected by said signal selection unit.
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a receiver coil, at least one transmitter antenna, receiver antennas, a signal selection unit and a processing unit. The receiver coil receives a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal. The transmitter antenna transmits the reception signal by radio. The receiver antennas are arranged to receive the reception signal. The signal selection unit selects a reception signal received by a specific receiver antenna. The processing unit reconstructs an image of the object from the reception signal selected by the signal selection unit.
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23 Claims
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
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a receiver coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal; at least one reception signal transmitter antenna configured to transmit the reception signal from said receiver coil by radio; a plurality of reception signal receiver antennas arranged to receive the reception signal transmitted from said reception signal transmitter antenna; a signal selection unit configured to select a reception signal received by a specific single reception signal receiver antenna of said plural reception signal receiver antennas; and a reception data processing unit configured to reconstruct an image of the object from the reception signal selected by said signal selection unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A coil system for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
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a receiver coil configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal; at least one reception signal transmitter antenna configured to transmit the reception signal from said receiver coil by radio; a plurality of reception signal receiver antennas arranged to receive the reception signal transmitted from said reception signal transmitter antenna; and a signal selection unit configured to select a reception signal received by a specific single reception signal receiver antenna of said plural reception signal receiver antennas.
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12. A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising:
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receiving a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from an object as a reception signal; transmitting the received reception signal by radio; receiving the reception signal transmitted by radio by a plurality of reception signal receiver antennas; selecting a reception signal received by a specific single reception signal receiver antenna of the plural reception signal receiver antennas; and reconstructing an image of the object from the selected reception signal.
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13. A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising:
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receiving a nuclear magnetic resonance signal at an MRI RF coil from an object as a reception signal; wirelessly transmitting the reception signal from said MRI RF coil; receiving the transmitted reception signal at a plurality of reception signal sites; selecting a reception signal received by a specific single reception signal site of said plural reception signal sites; and reconstructing an image of the object from the selected reception signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for conveying MRI NMR signals during a magnetic resonance imagine process, said method comprising:
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receiving MRI nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals from an object at an MRI RF coil; wirelessly transmitting the NMR signals from at least one location; receiving the transmitted NMR signal from said transmitter location at a plurality of reception signal locations; and selecting for further MRI processing the NMR MRI signals received by a specific single one of said plural reception signal locations.
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