The disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance apparatus with a patient positioning apparatus comprising at least one coil plug-in element and a communication unit, wherein the magnetic resonance apparatus comprises an adapter apparatus with a communication interface and the adapter apparatus is adapted to couple the communication unit to the at least one coil plug-in element of the patient positioning apparatus.

In an embodiment, a radio frequency head coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The radio frequency head coil includes a body defining an imaging cavity for receiving a head of a patient, and one or more bracket shells disposed within the body. At least one or more coil elements operative to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from the patient are disposed on the bracket shells.

In a method for performing a magnetic resonance measurement of an organ structure of a patient using a magnetic resonance imaging system adapted to the imaging of the organ structure: a correct positioning of the organ structure of the patient is ascertained, a correct positioning of the magnetic resonance imaging system with regard to the positioning of the organ structure of the patient is ascertained, a magnetic resonance scanning protocol is selected, a spatial coverage of the magnetic resonance measurement with regard to the organ structure to be imaged is adjusted, and the magnetic resonance measurement is performed to acquire magnetic resonance image data of the organ structure.

A tomographic imaging system comprises a support carrying an image data acquisition system and defining a reference coordinate frame. A scan plan control sets the image-data acquisition system to acquire image-data from a selected imaging zone in the reference coordinate system. A motion detection system to detect movement and includes (i) a dynamic camera system to receive dynamic image information registered in the image coordinate frame of the dynamic camera system, (ii) an arithmetic unit configured to transform the selected imaging zone from the reference coordinate frame to the image coordinate-frame and a (iii) motion analyser to derive motion information from the registered dynamic image information in the transformed selected imaging zone. In the event of motion detected by the motion analyser in or near the imaging zone, the detected motion may be employed for motion correction.

Systems and methods are provided for delivering images to a patient before and/or during a medical procedure in which a patient is translated on a table relative to a gantry. In various example embodiments, images are projected to the patient while preserving the projected field size during table motion, thereby potentially reducing patient anxiety by providing a more immersive patient viewing experience. In some example embodiments, the projected field size is maintained by a display system that is secured to the table such that both a projector and a projection screen are fixed relative to the table, and relative to the patient, during translation of the table. In some example embodiments, a reduction in patient anxiety may be achieved by projecting images as virtual images that are perceived by the patient as residing at a depth that lies beyond the confined spatial region in which the patient resides.

Aspects and embodiments provide an MRI scanner-compatible virtual reality system comprising: user equipment locatable within an MRI scanner bore, the user equipment being configured to provide a subject with an immersive virtual environment; the system further comprising: at least one sensor configured to track eye movement of the subject; wherein interaction of the subject with the immersive virtual environment is controlled by the tracked eye movement. Aspects and embodiments may be implemented in a manner which recognises that VR techniques, which typically rely upon dynamic movement of a VR subject, can be used to aid with maintenance of minimal motion of a subject to be placed within an MRI scanner bore. Implementations may be such that calmness of a subject can be increased and awareness of their physical surroundings diminished, thus allowing for successful MRI image acquisition whilst seeking to minimise distress, boredom and/or frustration experienced by the subject under study.

Disclosed is a medical system (100, 500) that comprises a radiotherapy system (102) configured for controllably irradiating a target volume (114) within an irradiation zone (112); a subject support (120) configured for supporting at least a ventral region (124) of a subject (122) within the irradiation zone; a breath monitor system (132, 132′) configured for providing a motion signal (154, 158) descriptive of subject breathing motion; and a subject display (130, 130′) configured for displaying a breathing phase indicator (160, 160′) to the subject when supported by the subject support. Execution of the machine executable instructions (150) causes a processor (142) controlling the medical system to receive (200) a time resolved magnetic resonance imaging dataset (152) synchronized to a measured motion signal (154). Execution of the machine executable instructions further causes the processor to repeatedly: determine (202) a desired motion signal (156) by temporally stepping through the measured motion signal; acquire (204) a current motion signal (158) using the breath monitor system; render (206) the breathing phase indicator on the display, wherein the breathing phase indicator is configured to indicate a difference (700) between the desired motion signal and the measured motion signal; and generate (208) control commands (162) configured for controlling targeting of the radio therapy system using a first portion of the time resolved magnetic resonance imaging dataset synchronized to the desired motion signal or a second portion of the time resolved magnetic resonance imaging dataset referenced by the current motion signal.

A magnetic resonance apparatus including: a scanner; a patient receiving region which is at least partially surrounded by the scanner; and a lighting apparatus designed to light the patient receiving region. The lighting apparatus includes at least one lighting element; and two neutralizing elements designed to at least partially neutralize a voltage that is induced by a high-frequency field of the scanner.

A breathing guidance system is provided for guiding the breathing of a user during a magnetic resonance imaging procedure. A target breathing rate is determined for the user which is in synchronism with the sounds, such as clicking sounds, generated by the MRI scanner. In this way, an improved signal to noise ratio is obtained for the scanned image by controlling the breathing of the user to be regular.

A method for controlling a scanner comprises: sensing an outer surface of a body of a subject to collect body surface data, using machine learning to predict a surface of an internal organ of the subject based on the body surface data, and controlling the scanner based on the predicted surface of the internal organ.