Flat adjustable capacitor for magnetic resonance scanner

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10930428-B2
Application number	US-201816027685-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 5, 2018
Priority date	Jul 12, 2017
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a compensation capacitor for an antenna of a magnetic resonance scanner and a corresponding antenna with a compensation capacitor. The compensation capacitor has a first electrode and a second electrode arranged in parallel. An insulation material configured to resist high voltages and a dielectric with low dielectric losses are arranged between the first and the second electrode. The second electrode and/or the dielectric may be moved relative to the first electrode such that a surface area of a projection of the surface of the first electrode along the surface normal of the first electrode to the surface of the second electrode and/or the dielectric is variable.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A compensation capacitor for an antenna of a magnetic resonance scanner, the compensation capacitor comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in parallel;
an insulator configured to resist high voltages arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode; and
a dielectric with low dielectric losses arranged between the insulator and the second electrode,
wherein one or both of the second electrode and the dielectric are configured to move relative to the first electrode such that a surface area of a projection of a surface of the first electrode along a surface normal of the first electrode to one or both of a surface of the second electrode and a surface of the dielectric is variable.

2. The compensation capacitor of claim 1 , wherein the antenna is a body coil.

3. The compensation capacitor of claim 1 , further comprising:
a clamping device configured to press the first electrode, the second electrode, the insulator, and the dielectric against each other.

4. The compensation capacitor of claim 1 , further comprising:
an adjustment device configured to arrange one or both of the second electrode and the dielectric in a variable predetermined relative position to the first electrode.

5. The compensation capacitor of claim 4 , wherein the adjustment device is configured to move the second electrode along an axis parallel to the surface of the second electrode.

6. The compensation capacitor of claim 4 , further comprising:
a clamping device configured to press the first electrode, the second electrode, the insulator, and the dielectric against each other.

7. A compensation capacitor for an antenna of a magnetic resonance scanner, the compensation capacitor comprising:
a first electrode;
a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in parallel;
a third electrode, wherein the third electrode and the second electrode are arranged in parallel, and wherein the first electrode and the third electrode are arranged side by side opposite a first surface of the second electrode; and
an insulator configured to resist high voltages, wherein the insulator is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, between the second electrode and the third electrode, and between the first electrode and the third electrode,
wherein the second electrode is configured to move relative to the first electrode such that a surface area of a projection of a surface of the first electrode along a surface normal of the first electrode to the first surface of the second electrode is variable, and
wherein the second electrode is configured to move relative to the third electrode such that a surface area of a projection of a surface of the third electrode along a surface normal of the third electrode to the first surface of the second electrode is variable.

8. The compensation capacitor of claim 7 , wherein the first electrode and the third electrode have terminals for an electrical connection with the antenna.

9. The compensation capacitor of claim 7 , wherein one or both of the first electrode and the third electrode partially surround the second electrode on a plurality of sides.

10. The compensation capacitor of claim 7 , wherein the first electrode and the third electrode are arranged side by side opposite a second surface of the second electrode, wherein the second surface of the second electrode is opposite the first surface of the second electrode, such that the second electrode is partially surrounded by a U-shape of the first electrode and a U-shape of the third electrode.

11. The compensation capacitor of claim 7 , further comprising:
a clamping device configured to press the first electrode, the second electrode, and the insulator against each other.

12. The compensation capacitor of claim 7 , further comprising:
an adjustment device configured to arrange the second electrode in a variable predetermined relative position to the first electrode and the third electrode.

13. The compensation capacitor of claim 12 , wherein the adjustment device is configured to move the second electrode along an axis parallel to the first surface of the second electrode.

14. The compensation capacitor of claim 12 , further comprising:
a clamping device configured to press the first electrode, the second electrode, and the insulator against each other.

15. An antenna for a magnetic resonance scanner, the antenna comprising:
a compensation capacitor having:
a first electrode;
a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in parallel; and
an insulator configured to resist high voltages arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode; and
a dielectric with low dielectric losses arranged between the insulator and the second electrode,
wherein one or both of the second electrode and the dielectric are configured to move relative to the first electrode such that a surface area of a projection of a surface of the first electrode along a surface normal of the first electrode to one or both of a surface of the second electrode and a surface of the dielectric is variable.

Assignees

• Siemens Healthcare Gmbh

Inventors

• Eberler Ludwig
• Lazar Razvan
• Matschl Volker
• Nistler Jürgen
• Schramm Martin

Classifications

• H01G5/16 Primary

  using variation of distance between electrodes · CPC title

• G01R33/34007

  Manufacture of RF coils, e.g. using printed circuit board technology; additional hardware for providing mechanical support to the RF coil assembly or to part thereof, e.g. a support for moving the coil assembly relative to the remainder of the MR system · CPC title

• G01R33/34076

  Birdcage coils · CPC title

• G01R33/3628

  Tuning/matching of the transmit/receive coil · CPC title

• H01G5/0136

  with movable electrodes · CPC title