Patent ID: 11946990
Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
MRI electronics, including
at least one of a transmitting coil for transmitting radio frequency (RF) signals and a receiving coil for receiving RF signals or
a transmitting/receiving coil configured to transmit and receive RF signals; and
cables, connecting the at least one of the transmitting coil, receiving coil or the transmitting/receiving coil to other electronic elements;
an overheating detection unit to detect potential overheating of a patient's tissue and/or a part of the MRI system caused by at least one part of the MRI electronics; and
a distance unit,, wherein the distance unit comprises
a gas chamber, to be arranged between the at least one part of the MRI electronics and the patient and/or between the at least one part of the MRI electronics and the part of the MRI system and adapted to be filled with a gas such that a distance between the patient and the part of the MRI electronics and/or between the part of the MRI system and the part of the MRI electronics increases when the gas chamber is filled with the gas, wherein the gas chamber is in a deflated state when no significant overheating is detected, and
an inflation unit to fill the gas chamber with the gas, wherein the overheating detection unit and the distance unit are interconnected such that the inflation unit fills the gas chamber with the gas to increase the distance between the patient and the part of the MRI electronics and/or between the part of the MRI system and the part of the MRI electronics if the overheating detection unit detects significant overheating of the patient's tissue and/or the part of the MRI system.