Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1989-04-27
1991-01-01
Howell, Kyle L.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
324318, 381 94, 381168, A61B 5055
Patent
active
049811371
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus for taking a pateint into a air-core of a static magnetic field coil which forms a static magnetic field and a gradient coil which forms a gradient magnetic field and imaging a tomogram of the patient comprising, a microphone disposed in a domain which is on the extension of an air-core and out of the end of the static magnetic field coil, wherein a directivity axis of the microphone is directed to the patient, an amplifier for amplifying an output signal of the microphone, and a first loudspeaker which is connected to the amplifier.
Operator clearly hear the patient's voice in spite of the noise of the striking sound generated from the gradient coil.
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Aoki Michihiko
Kondo Syouzi
Hitachi , Ltd.
Howell Kyle L.
Pfaffle K. M.
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