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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2008
Filed:
May. 02, 2006
Applicants:
Andrew Dewdney, Erlangen, DE;
Florian Steinmeyer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Andrew Dewdney, Erlangen, DE;
Florian Steinmeyer, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktigesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for assessing ambient conditions of an installation site of a magnetic resonance imaging device, various places in an area surrounding the installation site are examined by means of a detection unit for changes in a test magnetic field and the ambient conditions are determined from the results of the examination. The detection unit includes a magnetic field generator and a magnetic field sensor.