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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2018
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Hisao Miyake, Nagoya, JP;
Yuji Takano, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an RF coil apparatus includes coil elements and multiplexing circuitry. The coil elements each receive magnetic resonance signals. The multiplexing circuitry multiplexes the magnetic resonance signals received respectively by the coil elements, by using a local signal. The multiplexing circuitry includes mixer circuitry and matching circuitry. The mixer circuitry has a local port for inputting the local signal that includes a local frequency. The mixer circuitry converts at least one frequency among the magnetic resonance signals in accordance with the local frequency of the local signal input via the local port. The matching circuitry matches, in a narrow band, a local signal that is to be input to the local port with the local frequency.