Patent ID: 7746072

Claim:
A magnetic resonance imaging system, the system comprising: at least one magnet disposed in an MRI exam room which generates a static magnetic field in an examination zone arranged to receive a subject for examination; at least one coil which acquires a spin resonance signal generated in the examination region; a receiving unit which includes a transceiver that receives the spin resonance signal from the coils and transmits the spin resonance signal to an interface unit, the receiving unit being located in the MRI exam room in or in the vicinity of the examination zone; wherein the interface unit includes a transceiver which receives the spin resonance signal from the receiving unit and an analog-to-digital converter which digitizes the received spin resonance signal and the interface transceiver transmits the digitized spin resonance signal to a signal processing unit, the interface unit being located in the MRI exam room in or in the vicinity of the examination zone and arranged separately from the receiving unit; and wherein the signal processing unit is disposed outside of and shielded from the MRI exam room at a location remote from the receiving unit and the interface unit.