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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Klaus Ludwig, Erlangen, DE;
Volker Schnetter, Nürnberg, DE;
Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Andrew Dewdney, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Axel Heitland, Erlangen, DE;
Ralf Ladebeck, Erlangen, DE;
Ronny Pflichtbeil, Fürth, DE;
Jörg Rothard, Litzendorf, DE;
Volker Weißenberger, Möhrendorf, DE;
Klaus Ludwig, Erlangen, DE;
Volker Schnetter, Nürnberg, DE;
Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Andrew Dewdney, Neunkirchen am Brand, DE;
Axel Heitland, Erlangen, DE;
Ralf Ladebeck, Erlangen, DE;
Ronny Pflichtbeil, Fürth, DE;
Jörg Rothard, Litzendorf, DE;
Volker Weißenberger, Möhrendorf, DE;
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
A method for determining a position of a mobile device relative to a B0 field magnet along a z-coordinate axis, and a device and a magnetic resonance tomography unit for performing the method are provided. The device includes a magnetic field strength sensor arranged in a fixed relative position. A characteristic magnetic field strength Bof the B0 field magnet that emerges for a plurality of x-y coordinate pairs with a same reference z-coordinate zis ascertained. The device is moved along the z-coordinate axis until the magnetic field strength sensor measures the characteristic magnetic field strength B.