Patent ID: 7408353

Claim:
A magnetic resonance probe head comprising: a first housing having a first housing interface; at least one detecting device disposed in said first housing, said detecting device having an antenna system; at least one first cooling line disposed in said first housing and extending from said first housing interface to said antenna system to cryogenically cool said antenna system; at least one first RF line disposed in said first housing and extending between said antenna system and said first interface for transmitting electrical signals; a second housing having a second housing interface; a cooled preamplifier disposed in said second housing; a second cooling line disposed in said second housing and extending to said second housing interface; a second RF line disposed in said second housing and extending from said preamplifier to said second housing interface; and thermally insulating connecting means having a first member disposed at said first housing interface and a second member disposed at said second housing interface, said connecting means effecting separable coupling of said first cooling line to said second cooling line to pass coolant from said preamplifier housing to said antenna, said connecting means also effecting separable connection between said first RF line and said second RF line to pass said electrical signals from said antenna system to said preamplifier.