US 12,111,370 B2
System and method for active monitoring and mitigation of thermal events on magnetic resonance coils
Michael Joseph Czigler, Cleveland, OH (US); and Taylan Dalveren, North Ridgeville, WI (US)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,620.
Prior Publication US 2024/0175950 A1, May 30, 2024
Int. Cl. G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 33/34015 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio frequency (RF) receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
a plurality of loops; and
a plurality of electronics units, wherein each respective electronics unit of the plurality of electronics units is coupled to a respective loop of the plurality of loops, wherein each respective electronics unit comprises circuitry configured to measure a temperature of the respective loop and to regulate power provided to the respective loop based on the temperature of the respective loop.