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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Juergen Nistler, Erlangen, DE;
Yu Tang, Shenzhen, CN;
JianMin Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Zhi Gen Yang, Shenzhen, CN;
Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
In a method and device for checking a body coil of an MRI system a current value of one or more parameters of the MRI system is acquired under a specific condition. The current value is compared with a reference value of the parameter to obtain a comparison result. A state of the body coil is determined according to the comparison result. The method for checking a body coil of an MRI system according to a particular embodiment of the present invention can replace onsite periodic maintenance inspection by a maintenance engineer, and also detect damage to the body coil at an early stage.