Magnetic resonance surface coil
A plug block module for a surface coil for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus has a plug block body with contacts for connection lines that can be connected with a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, an adapter plug that can be inserted into an adapter plug of the surface coil, a surface coil connector device that fixes the plug block module to the surface coil, and a connection between the plug block and the adapter plug.
1. A plug module for a magnetic resonance surface coil comprising:
a plug block body comprising contacts configured to releasably mate with and make an electrical connection to connection lines of a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus;
a first adapter plug configured for reasonable insertion into a second adapter plug of a magnetic resonance surface coil, said first adapter plug being separate from said plug block body and spaced a distance from said plug block body;
a surface coil connector device adapted to fix said plug block body to said surface coil;
an electrical connection proceeding between said plug block body and said first adapter plug and spanning said distance to non-adjacently mechanically and electrically connect said first adapter plug and said plug body; and
said plug block body, said first adapter plug, said surface coil connector device and said electrical connection forming an assembly of which said plug block body is a first free end and said first adapter body is a second free end.
2. A plug module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical connection comprises cables.
3. A plug module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said connection proceeding between said plug block body and said first adapter plug comprises an elastically flexible region.
4. A plug module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said connection proceeding between said plug block body and said first adapter plug comprises a rigid region.
5. A plug module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said surface coil connector device comprises a latch connection.
6. A plug module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said surface coil connector device comprises a manually detachable latch connection.
7. A plug module as claimed in claim 1 wherein said contacts are selected from the group consisting of coaxial contacts and signal contacts.
8. A magnetic resonance surface coil assembly comprising:
a magnetic resonance surface coil;
a plug block body comprising contacts configured to releasably mate with and make an electrical connection to connection lines of a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus for said surface coil;
a first adapter plug, said first adapter plug being separate from said plug block body and spaced a distance from said plug block body;
an electrical connection proceeding between said plug block body and said first adapter plug and spanning said distance to non-adjacently mechanically and electrically connect said first adapter plug and said plug body;
said surface coil comprising a second adapter plug in which said first said adapter plug is reasonably inserted;
a surface coil connector device that fixes said plug block body to said surface coil; and
said plug block body, said first adapter plug, said surface coil connector device and said electrical connection forming an assembly of which said plug block body is a first free end and said first adapter body is a second free end.
9. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said electrical connection comprises cables.
10. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said connection proceeding between said plug block body and said first adapter plug comprises an elastically flexible region.
11. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said connection proceeding between said plug block body and said first adapter plug comprises a rigid region.
12. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said surface coil connector device comprises a latch connection.
13. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said surface coil connector device comprises a manually detachable latch connection.
14. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 wherein said contacts are selected from the group consisting of coaxial contacts and signal contacts.
15. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 8 comprising a cover that forms said surface coil connector device.
16. A surface coil assembly as claimed in claim 15 wherein said cover fixes said plug module relative to said surface coil with a safety clearance between said plug module and said surface coil.