US 12,386,345 B2
Predicting a potential failure of a module for use in a magnetic resonance apparatus
Johann Sukkau, Herzogenaurach (DE); and Mario Zeller, Erlangen (DE)
Assigned to Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim (DE)
Filed by Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen (DE)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/347,564.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2020 207 363.5 (DE), filed on Jun. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0389759 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G05B 23/02 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G06N 3/044 (2023.01)
CPC G05B 23/0283 (2013.01) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); G01R 31/00 (2013.01); G06N 3/044 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A module for use in a magnetic resonance apparatus, the module comprising:
a flexible surface coil of the magnetic resonance apparatus;
at least one flex sensor configured to detect values of at least one parameter relating to the flexing that acts upon the module, the flex sensor embedded in a planar and/or blanket-shaped layer of the flexible surface coil of the magnetic resonance apparatus;
wherein the at least one parameter is usable for predicting a potential failure of the flexible surface coil of the magnetic resonance apparatus on the basis thereof.