CN107121652B - For the multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system in MR imaging apparatus - Google Patents

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CN107121652B
CN107121652B CN201710326299.3A CN201710326299A CN107121652B CN 107121652 B CN107121652 B CN 107121652B CN 201710326299 A CN201710326299 A CN 201710326299A CN 107121652 B CN107121652 B CN 107121652B
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The invention discloses a kind of multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system in MR imaging apparatus, coil system is mainly made of N number of single channel planar coil module;Each single channel planar coil module includes: single channel planar coil, M tuning and match circuit, frequency handover circuit and pre-amplification circuit;The present invention can be realized the function of radio-frequency coil multifrequency point work, so as to realize quick, the stable switching between multifrequency point on the same coil, so that can be realized multiple nuclear imagings on same nuclear magnetic resonance equipment, and then the operability of the purposes for the equipment widened, the cost for reducing equipment, raising equipment.

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For the multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system in MR imaging apparatus
Technical field
The invention belongs to field of magnetic resonance imagings, specifically devise a kind of multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system, The coil is applied in open MRI equipment.
Background technique
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a kind of medical imaging devices being widely used at present.In general, open type magnetic is total The structure of vibration imaging device can be divided into magnet system, spectrometer system and image display system three parts.Wherein, magnet system It is very important core, it is made of main magnet, gradient coil, shim coil and radio-frequency coil.
In clinical MRI scanner, radio-frequency coil is in the front end for receiving MRI signal, radio-frequency coil quality it is excellent The bad intensity for directly determining MRI signal, there are two the major functions of radio-frequency coil, one is excitation nuclear spin, the second is detection Core precession.In excitation mode work, as a converter, it is transformed to radio-frequency power the transverse rotation in imaging volume RF magnetic field B1, the direction in the magnetic field and the direction B0 of magnetostatic field are vertical;In reception pattern work, radio-frequency coil is precession Transverse magnetisation M be converted to suitable for processing voltage signal.For designing good radio-frequency coil, penetrated in imaging region Frequency field B1 should be uniform, and radio-frequency coil should have high s/n ratio.
Traditional radio-frequency coil is designed for a certain specific nuclear Larmor precession frequency to design , it is merely able to carry out a kind of imaging of atom;For multiple nuclear imagings, the radio-frequency coil usually more renewed is either Again coil is tuned and is matched.Not only cost of idleness, but also need professional equipment and specialized work personnel and come Corresponding operation is carried out, this is very inconvenient for actual application.
Summary of the invention
The present invention is proposed a kind of for MR imaging apparatus to solve above-mentioned the shortcomings of the prior art place In multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system, to be able to achieve radio-frequency coil multifrequency point work function, so as to Quick, the stable switching between multifrequency point is realized on the same coil, so that can be realized on same nuclear magnetic resonance equipment more A nuclear imaging, and then the operability of the purposes for the equipment widened, the cost for reducing equipment, raising equipment.
The present invention adopts the following technical scheme that in order to solve the technical problem
A kind of the characteristics of multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system in MR imaging apparatus of the present invention is It is made of N number of single channel planar coil module;Each single channel planar coil module includes: single channel planar coil, M tuning With match circuit, frequency handover circuit and pre-amplification circuit;
The single channel planar coil is separately connected the M tuning and match circuit;The M tuning and match circuit It is connect with the pre-amplification circuit;The frequency handover circuit be connected on the single channel planar coil and M tuning with With between circuit;Tuning and match circuit are made of tuning capacitance and matching capacitance;
The single channel planar coil module detects quilt in MR imaging apparatus using the single channel planar coil After surveying the NMR signal of body, select the M tuning is corresponding with match circuit to adjust by the frequency handover circuit It is humorous to be linked into the single channel planar coil with match circuit so that the NMR signal by selected tuning with Match circuit, which is transmitted in the pre-amplification circuit, carries out decoupling and enhanced processing, thus the nuclear magnetic resonance letter that obtains that treated Number.
The frequency handover circuit includes: direct current driving power supply, knob switching switch, M radio-frequency choke, M are a opens Close PIN diode pair and M ground connection PIN diode pair;
The knob switching switch is provided with M gear, and each gear respectively corresponds different working frequency points;Each shelves The radio-frequency choke is correspondingly provided on position;The radio-frequency choke and corresponding switch PIN diode are to being connected;It is described Switch PIN diode pair and corresponding ground connection PIN diode are to being connected;The ground connection PIN diode is to position therebetween Take out line ground connection in place;
The frequency handover circuit is to utilize working frequency points needed for knob switching switch selection, the DC driven electricity Switch PIN diode pair and ground connection PIN diode pair is connected by the radio-frequency choke on relevant work frequency point in source, to make It obtains tuning corresponding with required working frequency points to be linked into the single channel planar coil with match circuit, realizes multifrequency point Between switching.
Compared with prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:
1, radio-frequency coil has M working frequency points in the present invention, correspondingly devises M tuning and match circuit, corresponds to M A nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, and be linked between resonance matching circuit and coil by switch switching circuit, selection is corresponding Tuning and match circuit, adjust the resonance frequency point of coil so that the same coil switches between multiple working frequency points, thus Meet multiple nuclear magnetic resonance imagings in conventional magnetic resonance equipment.
2, the switch switching circuit that the present invention designs, the on-off of circuit is realized using PIN pipe as electric switch, The characteristic of PIN pipe is just equivalent to a switch, and in an off state when reverse-biased, positively biased Shi Zewei opening state is designed with PIN pipe RF switch can control powerful radiofrequency signal with lower DC power signal, while using PIN pipe as electric switch It can guarantee the stability switched between working frequency points and rapidity.
3, the switch switching circuit that the present invention designs switches using mechanical knob and switchs, mechanical knob switching Switch has M gear, and each gear corresponds to a working frequency;By can be manually rotated mechanical knob switching switch, at M A tuning and match circuit switch-on coil are selected in gear, to select the resonance frequency point of coil;It is cut using mechanical knob The advantage for changing switch is: commissioning device that is simple to operate, not needing professional operator and profession;Meanwhile by Using mechanical knob when switching, so can effectively ensure that only one working frequency points of coil are at work State, to guarantee the normal operation of equipment.
4, (conventional MR imaging apparatus is needle for the radio-frequency coil in conventional MR imaging apparatus To H imaging), the advantage of multifrequency point radio-frequency coil is: two even more originals can be realized on a magnetic resonance equipment Daughter nucleus imaging, has widened the purposes of an equipment, has reduced cost, has very strong social effect and economic benefit.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of single channel planar coil module of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of single channel planar coil of the present invention;
Fig. 3 a is the tuning of first frequency point radio-frequency coil and match circuit figure in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 b is the tuning of second frequency point radio-frequency coil and match circuit figure in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 c is the tuning of third frequency point radio-frequency coil and match circuit figure in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 a is that figure is placed in the space of the multifrequency point radio-frequency coil of N=16 in the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 b is the placement figure of one group of coil (8) in the same plane in the embodiment of the present invention.
Specific embodiment
As shown in Figure 1, in the present embodiment, a kind of multifrequency point array radio frequency reception line in MR imaging apparatus Circle system is made of N number of single channel planar coil module;Each single channel planar coil module includes: single channel planar line Circle 1, M tuning and match circuit 2, frequency handover circuit 3 and pre-amplification circuit 4;
Wherein, single channel planar coil 1 is separately connected M tuning and match circuit 2;M tuning is with match circuit 2 with before Set the connection of amplifying circuit 4;Frequency handover circuit 3 is connected between single channel planar coil 1 and M tuning and match circuit 2;It adjusts It is humorous to be made of with match circuit 2 tuning capacitance and matching capacitance;It is accessed by 3 switching surface coil 1 of frequency handover circuit Tuning and match circuit 2 realize the switching between multifrequency point.In the present invention, three resonance frequency points of coil design are respectively used to Under 0.35T field strength1H imaging,3He imaging and129Xe imaging.
Single channel planar coil module detects the core of measured body in MR imaging apparatus using single channel planar coil 1 After magnetic resonance signal, M tuning tuning corresponding with match circuit 2 is selected to connect with match circuit by frequency handover circuit 3 Enter into single channel planar coil 1, so that NMR signal is transmitted to preceding storing with match circuit by selected tuning Decoupling and enhanced processing are carried out in big circuit 4, thus the NMR signal that obtains that treated.
As shown in Figure 1, there are three the frequency point that resonates, institutes for each coil in multifrequency point RF receiving coil in the present embodiment To require three tunings of design and match circuit in each coil, these three tunings are respectively corresponded with match circuit1H at As,3He imaging and129Xe imaging.In Fig. 1, C1, C3, C5 are respectively1H imaging,3He imaging,129The tuning electricity of Xe imaging Hold, C2, C4, C6 are respectively1H imaging,3He imaging,129The matching capacitance of Xe imaging.In general, for convenience load after tuning with Match, we replace tuning capacitance and matching capacitance with fixed capacity is in parallel with tunable capacitor.In order to reduce electronics member device Influence of the part to coil, all capacitors are the capacitors of no magnetic, high Q.
As shown in Figure 1, frequency handover circuit 3 includes: direct current driving power supply 31, knob switches switch 32, M radio frequency is gripped Stream circle 33, M switch PIN diode are to 34 and M ground connection PIN diode to 35;Wherein, ground connection PIN diode 35 can It is connected while switch PIN diode 34 are connected in DC driven 31, effect is the flip-flop removed in circuit, elimination pair The influence of coil signal.The core of frequency handover circuit 3 is PIN diode, and the characteristic of PIN pipe is just equivalent to a switch, instead In an off state, positively biased Shi Zewei opening state when partially.RF switch is designed with PIN pipe, lower dc power can be used Signal controls powerful radiofrequency signal.The specific workflow of frequency handover circuit is as follows: being selected by mechanical knob 32 Switch PIN diode 34 and ground connection PIN diode 35 is connected by DC driven 31 in the tuning of switch-on coil and match circuit, To select the resonance frequency point of coil, using mechanical knob when due to switching, so can effectively ensure that coil only There are a working frequency points to be at working condition.
Knob switching switch 32 is provided with M gear, and each gear respectively corresponds different working frequency points;Each gear On be correspondingly provided with radio-frequency choke 33;Radio-frequency choke 33 is connected with corresponding switch PIN diode to 34;Switch PIN Diode pair 34 is connected to corresponding ground connection PIN diode to 35;Ground connection PIN diode connects pumping line at 35 therebetween position Ground;
Frequency handover circuit 3 is the working frequency points needed for being selected using knob switching switch 32, direct current driving power supply 31 Switch PIN diode is connected to 34 and ground connection PIN diode to 35 by radio-frequency choke 33 on relevant work frequency point, from And tuning corresponding with required working frequency points is linked into single channel planar coil 1 with match circuit, realize multifrequency Switching between point.
As shown in Fig. 2, the present invention devises the array radio-frequency coil in 16 channels, single radio frequency coil using Circular flat coil, working frequency points that there are three coils, their corresponding atomic nucleus are1H、3He and129Xe.According to Larmor The calculation formula of precession frequency: f0=B0γ (wherein, f0For Larmor precession frequency, B0For static magnetic field strength, γ is atom The gyromagnetic ratio of core) it calculates1H、3He and129The Larmor precession frequency of Xe is respectively f1=14.902MHz, f2= 11.351MHz, f3=4.12MHz (under the field strength of 0.35T),1H、3He and129The Larmor precession frequency of Xe is the work of coil Working frequency.Due to1H、3He with129The Larmor precession frequency difference of Xe is larger, it is contemplated that129The limit of the Larmor precession frequency of Xe System, for coil in design, the inductance value of coil should estimate formula, determining coil according to the inductance of coil between 1~2 μ H Dimensional parameters are as follows: the diameter D of coil is 120mm, and line width W is 3mm, and line spacing is 3mm, and the number of turns N of coil is 2.Coil Inductance value actual measurement are as follows: 14.962MHz (1H imaging) resonant frequency lower coil inductance value be 1.5946 μ H, In 11.351MHz(3He imaging) resonant frequency lower coil inductance value be 1.5561 μ H, 4.12MHz (129Xe imaging) be total to The inductance value of vibration frequency lower coil is 1.5123 μ H, and the inductance value of coil is between 1~2 estimated μ H.
Fig. 3 a is1The tuning of H imaging and match circuit, under conditions of zero load, tuning capacitance C1=56pF, matching capacitance C2=11.65pF, for convenience load after tuning and matching, by tuning capacitance C1 be equivalent to fixed capacity C11 (30pF), C12 (20pF) is in parallel with tunable capacitor C13's (variation range of C13 is 0~10pF), and matching capacitance C2 is equivalent to fixed electricity It is in parallel with tunable capacitor C22 (variation range of C22 is 0~10pF) to hold C21 (5pF);Fig. 3 b is3He imaging tuning with With circuit, under conditions of zero load, tuning capacitance C3=103.5pF, matching capacitance C4=16.6pF, after loading for convenience It tunes and matches, tuning capacitance C3 is equivalent to fixed capacity C31 (100pF), and (variation range of C32 is 0 with tunable capacitor C32 ~10pF) parallel connection, matching capacitance C4 is equivalent to fixed capacity C41 (10pF) and the tunable capacitor C42 (variation range of C42 For the parallel connection of 0~10pF);Fig. 3 c is129The tuning of Xe imaging and match circuit, under conditions of zero load, tuning capacitance C5= Tuning capacitance C5 is equivalent to fixed electricity by 880pF, matching capacitance C6=42.3pF, tuning and matching after loading for convenience Holding C51 (820pF), C52 (50pF) and tunable capacitor C53, (variation range of C53 is in parallel for 0~10pF's), by matching capacitance C6 be equivalent to fixed capacity C61 (30pF), C62 (5pF) and tunable capacitor C63 (variation range of C63 is 0~10pF) and Connection.
Fig. 4 a is that figure is placed in space of the array radio-frequency coil in 16 channels in detection object, and 16 coils are divided into two groups (every group 8), are respectively placed in the rear and front end of detection object.Fig. 4 b is the placement of one group of coil (8) in the same plane Scheme, is overlapped and places between adjacent windings, it is therefore an objective to eliminate the close coupling between coil, the circle center distance between adjacent windings is 85mm~95mm.Simultaneously as the coupling between non-adjacent coil is smaller, can by using low-impedance preamplifier into Row decoupling.

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1. a kind of multifrequency point array RF receiving coil system in MR imaging apparatus, it is characterized in that by N number of list Channel plane coil module composition;Each single channel planar coil module include: single channel planar coil (1), M tuning with With circuit (2), frequency handover circuit (3) and pre-amplification circuit (4);
The single channel planar coil (1) is separately connected the M tuning and match circuit (2);Described M tunes and matches electricity Road (2) is connect with the pre-amplification circuit (4);The frequency handover circuit (3) is connected on the single channel planar coil (1) Between M tuning and match circuit (2);The tuning is made of with match circuit (2) tuning capacitance and matching capacitance;
The frequency handover circuit (3) includes: direct current driving power supply (31), knob switching switch (32), M radio-frequency choke (33), M switch PIN diode is to (34) and M ground connection PIN diode to (35);
The knob switching switch (32) is provided with M gear, and each gear respectively corresponds different working frequency points;Each shelves The radio-frequency choke (33) are correspondingly provided on position;The radio-frequency choke (33) and corresponding switch PIN diode pair (34) it is connected;The switch PIN diode is connected to (34) with corresponding ground connection PIN diode to (35);The ground connection PIN diode is to pumping line ground connection at (35) therebetween position;
The frequency handover circuit (3) is the working frequency points needed for being selected using knob switching switch (32), and the direct current drives Switch PIN diode is connected to (34) and ground connection by the radio-frequency choke (33) on relevant work frequency point in dynamic power supply (31) PIN diode is to (35), so that tuning corresponding with required working frequency points is linked into the single-pass with match circuit In road planar coil (1), the switching between multifrequency point is realized;
The single channel planar coil module is detected in MR imaging apparatus using the single channel planar coil (1) and is tested After the NMR signal of body, select the M tuning corresponding to match circuit (2) by the frequency handover circuit (3) Tuning and match circuit be linked into the single channel planar coil (1) so that the NMR signal pass through selected by Tuning and match circuit be transmitted in the pre-amplification circuit (4) carry out decoupling and enhanced processing, thus after obtaining processing NMR signal.
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