Magnetic resonance imaging system, magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, cooling control device, and cooling control method

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging system includes a first imaging apparatus, a first cooling system, a second imaging apparatus, a second cooling system and a cooling control device. The first imaging apparatus includes a first magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field. The first cooling system is configured to cool the first magnet. The second imaging apparatus includes a second magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field. The second cooling system is configured to cool the second magnet. The cooling control device is configured to switch a cooling target of each of the first cooling system and the second cooling system.

1 . A cooling control apparatus comprising processing circuitry configured to perform a cooling control between a plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and one or more cooling systems, the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses each including a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field, the one or more cooling systems being equal to or less in number than the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses, wherein
 the processing circuitry controls the one or more cooling systems to correspond to the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses.   
     
     
         2 . The cooling control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry switches a correspondence between the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and the one or more cooling systems. 
     
     
         3 . The cooling control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry controls at least one of the one or more cooling systems to correspond to two or more magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses of the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses. 
     
     
         4 . A cooling control method comprising
 performing a cooling control between a plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and one or more cooling systems, the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses each including a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field, the one or more cooling systems being equal to or less in number than the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses, wherein   the method controls the one or more cooling systems to correspond to the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses.   
     
     
         5 . The cooling control method according to  claim 4 , further comprising switching a correspondence between the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and the one or more cooling systems. 
     
     
         6 . The cooling control method according to  claim 4 , further comprising controlling at least one of the one or more cooling systems to correspond to two or more magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses of the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses. 
     
     
         7 . A magnetic resonance imaging system comprising:
 a plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses each including a magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field;   one or more cooling systems equal to or less in number than the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses; and   a cooling control apparatus configured to control the one or more cooling systems to correspond to the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses.   
     
     
         8 . The magnetic resonance imaging system according to  claim 7 , wherein the cooling control apparatus switches a correspondence between the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses and the one or more cooling systems. 
     
     
         9 . The magnetic resonance imaging system according to  claim 7 , wherein the cooling control apparatus controls at least one of the one or more cooling systems to correspond to two or more magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses of the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses. 
     
     
         10 . The magnetic resonance imaging system according to  claim 7 , wherein
 the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses include a first magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a second magnetic resonance imaging apparatus,   the one or more cooling systems equal to or less in number than the plurality of magnetic resonance imaging apparatuses constitute a first cooling system corresponding to the first magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and   the cooling control apparatus controls the first cooling system to correspond to the second magnetic resonance imaging apparatus.