/Patient Table And Magnetic Resonance Imaging Apparatus
Abstract

A patient table includes: a movable top plate; a leg portion that supports the top plate; a signal conversion unit that is disposed inside the top plate and includes an A/D converter and an electrical-to-optical converter which convert a signal obtained from a receive coil unit into an optical signal; an optical cable that transmits the optical signal output from the signal conversion unit; and an optical wireless unit that is disposed on the leg portion, that is connected to the optical cable, and that transmits the optical signal via optical wireless communication, in which the optical wireless unit is disposed at a position that is hidden beneath the top plate in a case where the top plate is at an initial position before moving into an imaging space and that is exposed on the leg portion as the top plate moves into the imaging space.

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What is claimed is:

A patient table includes: a movable top plate; a leg portion that supports the top plate; a signal conversion unit that is disposed inside the top plate and includes an A/D converter and an electrical-to-optical converter which convert a signal obtained from a receive coil unit into an optical signal; an optical cable that transmits the optical signal output from the signal conversion unit; and an optical wireless unit that is disposed on the leg portion, that is connected to the optical cable, and that transmits the optical signal via optical wireless communication, in which the optical wireless unit is disposed at a position that is hidden beneath the top plate in a case where the top plate is at an initial position before moving into an imaging space and that is exposed on the leg portion as the top plate moves into the imaging space.
Timeline
Filed
06/12/2026
Published
10/01/2026
Granted
Not Available
IPC Codes(5)
G01R 33/36:Electrical details, e.g. matching or coupling of the coil to the receiver
A61B 5/00:Measuring for diagnostic purposes (radiation diagnosis A61B 6/00; diagnosis by ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B 8/00); Identification of persons
A61B 5/055:involving electronic [EMR] or nuclear [NMR] magnetic resonance, e.g. magnetic resonance imaging