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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2021
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Steffen Weiss, Hamburg, DE;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system () for detection of Radio Frequency (RF) induced heating of a patient undergoing a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination. The system comprises a form (); and a processing unit (). The form is configured to be placed around at least a part of a patient undergoing a Magnetic Resonance Imaging 'MRI' examination in an MRI scanner. The form comprises a material (), and the form is configured such that the material is in thermal contact with the patient when the form is placed around the at least part of the patient undergoing the MRI examination. The processing unit is configured to receive interrogation data of the material. The processing unit is configured to determine that RF induced heating of the patient has occurred. The determination comprises utilization of the interrogation data.