Patent ID: 6958577

Claim:
An MRI or ultrasound apparatus for imaging a part of a body, comprising: means for generating at least one type of waves or beams which are transmitted toward the part of the body to be imaged and means for receiving said type of waves or beams transmitted by the part of the body or deriving from the excitation of said part of the body, from the reflection or transmission or modification of the waves or the beams transmitted to said part of the body; a controlling electronic circuit for controlling the generating means and the receiving means; processing electronic circuits for processing the received beams or waves from the part of the body and transforming the received signals into displayable image data; a command and control input device; at least one monitor for displaying the image data; a frame for housing or supporting the generating means and the receiving means; a console for housing at least the command and control input device and the at least one monitor for displaying the image data; wherein at least a part of the processing electronic circuits is housed in the frame and at least some of the electronic circuits are housed in the console; and a communication line connecting the electronic circuits housed in the frame with the electronic circuits housed in the console.