Patent ID: 6961604

Claim:
A magnetic resonance apparatus comprising: a magnet assembly for generating a main magnetic field through a subject disposed in an examination region, the magnet being disposed in a magnetic resonance suite; a sequence control system for generating magnetic resonance sequences; an RF coil which at least receives resonance signals from the examination region, the RF coil being disposed adjacent the examination region; an image processing system which processes the resonance signals received by the RF coil into images and manipulates the reconstructed images; a wireless interface disposed with an antennae in the magnetic resonance suite for wireless communication between a handheld wireless remote control unit and at least one of the sequence control system and the image processing system; the handheld wireless remote control unit including: an image display for displaying images and information from at least one of the sequence control system and the image processing system to an operator; an RF receiver for receiving RF signals via the wireless interface from at least one of the sequence control system and the image processing system which carry the images and information for display on the image display; an input portion for accepting requests from the operator; an RF transmitter for transmitting the operator requests by the wireless interface to at least one of the sequence control system and the image processing system.