Magnetic resonance system and method employing a digital squid
First Claim
1. A magnetic resonance system comprising:
- at least one input configured to receive concurrent representations of a plurality of magnetic resonance signals emitted from an object characteristic of a spatial range of volumetric regions extending beyond a single plane;
at least one sampler, each sampler being configured to produce an oversampled broadband data stream representing the concurrent representations of the magnetic resonance signals at a rate of at least 1 giga-samples per second; and
at least one processor configured to;
receive the oversampled broadband data stream from the at least one sampler;
process the oversampled broadband data stream dependent on at least spatial differences in magnetic resonance frequency of the respective concurrent representations of the magnetic resonant signals; and
generate a matrix of spatial data representing the object in dependence on at least the spatial differences in magnetic resonance frequency of the respective concurrent representations of the magnetic resonant signals representing properties of the spatial range of the volumetric regions of the object.
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance system, comprising at least one SQUID, configured to receive a radio frequency electromagnetic signal, in a circuit configured to produce a pulsatile output having a minimum pulse frequency of at least 1 GHz which is analyzed in a processor with respect to a timebase, to generate a digital signal representing magnetic resonance information. The processor may comprise at least one rapid single flux quantum circuit. The magnetic resonance information may be image information. A plurality of SQUIDs may be provided, fed by a plurality of antennas in a spatial array, to provide parallel data acquisition. A broadband excitation may be provided to address a range of voxels per excitation cycle. The processor may digitally compensate for magnetic field inhomogeneities.
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20 Claims
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1. A magnetic resonance system comprising:
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at least one input configured to receive concurrent representations of a plurality of magnetic resonance signals emitted from an object characteristic of a spatial range of volumetric regions extending beyond a single plane; at least one sampler, each sampler being configured to produce an oversampled broadband data stream representing the concurrent representations of the magnetic resonance signals at a rate of at least 1 giga-samples per second; and at least one processor configured to; receive the oversampled broadband data stream from the at least one sampler; process the oversampled broadband data stream dependent on at least spatial differences in magnetic resonance frequency of the respective concurrent representations of the magnetic resonant signals; and generate a matrix of spatial data representing the object in dependence on at least the spatial differences in magnetic resonance frequency of the respective concurrent representations of the magnetic resonant signals representing properties of the spatial range of the volumetric regions of the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A magnetic resonance method comprising:
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receiving a concurrent plurality of magnetic resonance signals emitted from an object characteristic of a spatial range of volumetric regions extending beyond a single plane, from an antenna array; producing an oversampled broadband data stream representing the concurrent plurality of magnetic resonance signals at a rate of at least 1 giga-samples per second; and processing the oversampled data stream, to generate a matrix of spatial data from the volumetric regions of the object emitting the respective concurrent plurality of the magnetic resonance signals, in dependence on magnetic resonance properties of the object and respective spatial differences in magnetic resonance frequency of the respective concurrent plurality of magnetic resonance signals. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
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a plurality of antennas, located in different positions, configured to each; receive a plurality of concurrent magnetic resonance emissions from volumetric regions of an object under examination over a range of different magnetic resonance frequencies characteristic of a spatial range of volumetric regions extending beyond a single plane, and output a broadband electronic signal corresponding to the plurality of concurrent magnetic resonance emissions; at least one digital detector configured to oversample the broadband electronic signal received from each of the plurality of antennas at a rate of at least 1 giga-samples per second to produce at least one oversampled digital datastream representing the plurality of concurrent magnetic resonance emissions from the respective volumetric regions of the object under examination over the range of different magnetic resonance frequencies characteristic of a spatial range of volumetric regions; a magnetic field generator configured to generate a magnetic field which varies over time surrounding the object; at least one processor configured to; control the magnetic field generator, receive the oversampled digital datastream, and generate a matrix of spatial data from the volumetric regions of the object in dependence on magnetic resonance properties of the object and respective magnetic resonance frequencies at respective volumetric regions emitting the concurrent plurality of magnetic resonance emissions; and at least one memory configured to store the matrix of spatial data. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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