Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Joachim Kestler

Arne Reykowski

Jianmin Wang

Arnulf Oppelt

Ulrich Schaetzle

Erhard Schmidt

Guenter Schwierz

A magnetic resonance apparatus has magnet systems which respectively generate a basic magnetic field, gradient magnetic fields and a high-frequency magnetic field. A start element is connected to an end element via a coaxial cable. The coaxial cable is divided into at least two cable sections that are coupled to one another via a transformer having transformer coils. The transformer coils are directly connected to inner conductors of the respective coaxial cable sections and are connected to outer conductors of the respective coaxial cable sections via tuning capacitors.

Magnetic resonance installation having a trap for suppressing currents on a cable shield

The body part under examination has its thickness modulated by mechanical influence with at least two pressure modulation frequencies. At least four measured signals that are dependent both on the influence of the light as well as on the mechanical thickness change are acquired by irradiating the body part with light.

Method and device for non-invasive in vivo determination of blood constituents

In an ultrasound therapy apparatus and a method for the operation of an ultrasound therapy apparatus, a high-frequency generator generates electrical signals with different discrete frequency values that lie within a first frequency band in chronological succession. Whole multiples of the discrete frequency values do not lie in a second frequency band that corresponds to the reception band of a simultaneously operated diagnostic magnetic resonance apparatus.

Ultrasound therapy apparatus and method for operating same during MR

A computer tomography apparatus has a circular anode and a circular radiation detector in which a patient to be examined is disposed. An electron beam from an electron gun is deflected by a beam deflection system, fed by a line voltage, so that the focus of the electron beam on the anode orbits the patient, thereby irradiating the patient from different angular positions. The radiation attenuated by the patient is recorded by the radiation detector, and corresponding electrical signals are read-out from the radiation detector by a data acquisition system, from which an image of the patient is constructed. To avoid image artifacts due to fluctuations such as ripples in the line voltage which supplies the tomography apparatus, the beam deflection system and the data acquisition system are synchronized so that, at each of n revolutions of the focus, the focus movement and the read-out of the measured values ensue slightly phase-shifted compared to the preceding revolution relative to the ripple period of the line voltage.

Computer tomography apparatus which avoids image artifacts caused by

A high frequency antenna system for nuclear magnetic resonance tomography devices generates a substantially uniform magnetic high frequency field and receives high frequency signals, and includes two conductor members supplied with current of opposite polarity, the conductor members being of a selected length and extending along an imaginary cylinder parallel to the direction of the cylinder axis. Electrodes are provided at the end regions of the conductor members, the electrodes maintaining the electrical field generated at the ends of the current-supplied conductor members away from the examination chamber, and limiting the magnetic high-frequency field generated by the current-supplied conductor members substantially to the examination chamber between the electrodes.

High frequency antenna system for nuclear magnetic resonance tomography

Magnetic fields are applied to the examination subject, and the deflection of the atomic nuclei of the examination subject from their state of equilibrium by means of a high frequency magnetic excitation pulse is detected. There is at least one gradient coil for the purpose of generating a linear magnetic field gradient. The gradient coil is connected, in series with an additional inductance, to a current source. Connected in series with the gradient coil is a first switch. Connected in parallel with the series of connection of gradient coil and first switch is a second switch actuatable to open condition approximately simultaneously with the closure of the first switch.

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Pinzberg, Germany

Joachim Kestler