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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
May. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Stephan Biber, Erlangen/Frauenaurach, DE;
Klaus Ludwig, Erlangen, DE;
Kay Uwe Seemann, Erlangen, DE;
Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Inventors:
Stephan Biber, Erlangen/Frauenaurach, DE;
Klaus Ludwig, Erlangen, DE;
Kay Uwe Seemann, Erlangen, DE;
Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a device and a method to determine the position of at least one local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, the field strength of a magnetic field is measured at multiple locations with at least one magnetic field strength sensor, and the position of the local coil () is determined based on the field strength measured at multiple locations.