IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences
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Active Noise Control System for Reducing MR Noise
Masafumi KUMAMOTOMasahiro KIDARyotaro HIRAYAMAYoshinobu KAJIKAWAToru TANIYoshimasa KURUMI
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2011 Volume E94.A Issue 7 Pages 1479-1486

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We propose an active noise control (ANC) system for reducing periodic noise generated in a high magnetic field such as noise generated from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) devices (MR noise). The proposed ANC system utilizes optical microphones and piezoelectric loudspeakers, because specific acoustic equipment is required to overcome the high-field problem, and consists of a head-mounted structure to control noise near the user's ears and to compensate for the low output of the piezoelectric loudspeaker. Moreover, internal model control (IMC)-based feedback ANC is employed because the MR noise includes some periodic components and is predictable. Our experimental results demonstrate that the proposed ANC system (head-mounted structure) can significantly reduce MR noise by approximately 30dB in a high field in an actual MRI room even if the imaging mode changes frequently.

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