Patent ID: 7940046

Claim:
A magnetic resonance system comprising: a magnetic resonance scanner configured to interact with a subject in order to obtain magnetic resonance data therefrom, said magnetic resonance scanner comprising a first installation unit, and a further installation unit physically separate from and structurally unconnected to said first installation unit; a radio-frequency coil arrangement that transmits and receives magnetic resonance signals relative to the subject; a signal transmission arrangement that causes said radio-frequency coil to emit radio-frequency signals, comprising a digital transmit unit built into said first installation unit that emits a digital transmit signal, and an analog transmit unit supplied with said digital transmit signal that emits an analog transmit signal based on said digital transmit signal; a reception arrangement that processes radio-frequency signals received by said radio-frequency coil arrangement, comprising at least one analog reception unit that converts an analog reception signal received by said radio-frequency coil arrangement into a digital reception signal, and at least one digital reception unit that digitally demodulates the digital signal, said digital reception unit being built into said further installation unit; a first frequency generator unit connected to said digital transmit unit in said first installation unit, at least one second frequency generator unit connected to said at least one digital reception unit in said further installation unit; and a communication link placing said first frequency generator unit and said at least one second frequency generator unit in communication with each other in order to synchronize operation of the first frequency generator unit and said at least one second frequency generator unit with each other.