Patent ID: 11940515
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 17:
18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising at least one processor to perform operations directed to evaluating the structural integrity of a gradient coil disposed in a magnetic resonance imaging system, the operations comprising:
obtaining via one or more sensors a parameter reading of the gradient coil disposed in the magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein the parameter reading includes a back electromotive force (back EMF) measurement induced by movement of the gradient coil within a magnetic field provided by the magnetic resonance imaging system;
evaluating the structural integrity of the gradient coil as a function of the back EMF measurement;
retrieving a set of rules defining acceptance criteria for back EMF measurements obtained from the gradient coil that are indicative of a structurally sound gradient coil; and
reporting a status of the structural integrity of the gradient coil to a system user.