Electricity: measuring and testing – Particle precession resonance – Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
Reexamination Certificate
2005-01-11
2005-01-11
Gutierrez, Diego (Department: 2859)
Electricity: measuring and testing
Particle precession resonance
Using a nuclear resonance spectrometer system
C324S307000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06841999
ABSTRACT:
In a method and apparatus for magnetic resonance imaging with adherence to SAR limit values, a patient is subjected to a radio-frequency pulse sequence via at least one transmission antenna and the magnetic resonance signals that are produced are acquired in a spatially resolved manner via at least one reception antenna and are further-processed for producing magnetic resonance images or spectra, with current SAR values, determined before the implementation of the measurement on the basis of patient data and the position of the patient relative to the transmission antenna for planned parameters of the measurement, being modified as warranted until the current SAR values lie within the SAR limit values. The determination of the current SAR values ensues by comparing the current measurement situation to pre-defined measurement situations stored in a data bank for which pre-calculated SAR values are stored. The stored SAR value of the measurement situation of the data bank coming closest to the current measurement situation is utilized as the current SAR value. A reduction of the calculating outlay for determining the SAR values during the examination is achieved, and the data bank values can be calculated highly detailed, allowing a more exact determination of the current SAR values. The reduction of the safety margins that is achieved allows an enhancement of the system performance for the user, so that the user can implement the measurements in a shorter time and/or simultaneously acquire a number of tomograms.
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Arneth Friedrich
Brinker Gerhard
Koellner Richard
Ludwig Klaus
Gutierrez Diego
Schiff & Hardin LLP
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Vargas Dixomara
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