Radio frequency receiving coil assembly with handle

A radio frequency (RF) receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:

• a flexible enclosure;
• an RF coil disposed within the flexible enclosure, wherein the RF coil comprises a plurality of flexible loops having a malleable conductor;
• and
• a first cutout and a second cutout each disposed entirely within a flexible portion of the flexible enclosure, wherein the first cutout and the second cutout are located outside an area where the RF coil is disposed within the flexible enclosure, wherein the RF receiving coil assembly comprises a first handle structure disposed within the first cutout along a first cutout perimeter and a second handle structure disposed within the second cutout along a second cutout perimeter, and wherein the RF receiving coil assembly is configured to be folded over so that a first opening in the first handle structure and a second opening in the second handle structure align with each other to enable a single hand to hold the RF receiving coil assembly via both the first opening in the first handle structure and the second opening in the second handle structure, wherein the first opening is located within the first cutout within the flexible portion of the flexible enclosure and the second opening is located within the second cutout within the flexible portion of the flexible enclosure, and wherein at least one of the first handle structure and the second handle structure is configured to inductively charge the RF receiving coil assembly when the RF receiving coil assembly is disposed adjacent to a transmitting coil configured for inductive charging.