Abstract: A local frequency generator employing a single crystal oscillator, latches and direct digital synthesizer circuits digitally produces all signals needed in the transmitter channel of a MRI system to generate MRI transmitter RF pulses. The local frequency generator is operable in both the single side band and double side band modes and has the capability of switching between the modes. The generator is constructed with a phase resetting capability for providing the plural output frequencies needed for making plural MRI slices.

Abstract: The invention relates to a quadrature modulator comprising a circuit for the compensation of a local oscillator leak signal in an output signal of the modulator, which circuit adds different compensation voltages to two modulation signals. To provide an automatic compensation of the local oscillator leak signal, the quadrature modulator of the invention comprises a regulating circuit for the regulation of the intensity of the compensation voltages irrespective of each other on the basis of the correlation between the amplitude variation in the output signal and the corresponding modulation signal.