Open-type magnetocardiograph with cylindrical magnetic shield
Open-type magnetocardiograph with cylindrical magnetic shield
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DOI:
10.1063/1.1946203
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发表时间:
2005-06-13
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Ohnuma, M
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作者:
Seki, Y;Kandori, A;Ohnuma, M
We have developed an open-type magnetocardiograph (MCG) with a cylindrical magnetic shield-having an auxiliary magnetic shield-and 64 gradiometers based on low-transition temperature (T-c) superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs). A revolving door is applied to the magnetic shield with the aim of providing easy access to a subject and easy operation. The cryostat attached to the MCG contains 64 low-T-c SQUIDs and is about 1 m in height, so there must be an opening through the cylindrical surface of the magnetic shield. The properties of the magnetic shield were simulated using finite-element-method simulations and experiments. The results of the simulations indicated that the auxiliary magnetic shield recovers enough of the shielding performance of a magnetic shield with an opening that it performs like a magnetic shield without an opening. The shielding factor of the developed magnetic shield is above 46 dB in the vicinity of the magnetic shield. Accordingly, the open-type MCG can clearly measure magnetocardiograms. (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics.