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US 2014/0191757 A1Published application
Radiofrequency Coils
AssigneePulseteq Limited
InventorChris Randell
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method for producing a rigid, shaped, non-planar radiofrequency coil including: a) placing a number of coil elements selected from one and a desired plurality of coil elements on to a flexible substrate to make a coil; b) laying the coil flat and covering it with foam; c) and subsequently applying the foam covered coil to a first mechanical former capable of holding the coil rigid in a desired configuration.
Claims30
A method for producing a rigid, shaped, non-planar radiofrequency coil comprising the steps of:
- a) placing a number of coil elements selected from one and a desired plurality of coil elements on to a flexible substrate to make a coil;
- b) laying the said coil flat and covering it with foam;
- c) and subsequently applying the said foam covered coil to a first mechanical former capable of holding the said coil rigid in a desired configuration.
A rigid, shaped, non-planar radiofrequency coil, the coil comprising:
- a foam covered coil held rigid and in a desired conformation by a mechanical former.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.