Systems and methods for detecting electromagnetic interference in patients during magnetic resonance imaging

A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system comprising:

• a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging, the magnetics system including a radio frequency component comprising at least one radio frequency coil;
• a sensor to detect electromagnetic interference in an imaging region of the MR imaging system, the sensor comprising at least one electrical conductor configured to couple with a patient when the patient is situated at least partially in the imaging region, the sensor having an electromagnetic shielding positioned between the at least one radio frequency coil and the at least one electrical conductor;
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• circuitry configured to receive detected electromagnetic interference from the sensor and to suppress and/or compensate for the detected electromagnetic interference.