Coaxial Cable Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) Coil

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radio frequency (RF) coil, comprising:

• a first terminal;
• a second terminal;
• and
• a coaxial cable that connects the first terminal and the second terminal,
• where an inner conductor of the coaxial cable is not continuous between the first terminal and the second terminal,
• where an outer conductor of the coaxial cable is continuous between the first terminal and the second terminal, and
• where a dielectric spacer disposed between the inner conductor and the outer conductor is continuous between the first terminal and the second terminal.

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radio frequency (RF) coil, comprising:

• a first terminal;
• a second terminal;
• and
• a coaxial cable that connects the first terminal and the second terminal,
• where an inner conductor of the coaxial cable is continuous between the first terminal and the second terminal,
• where an outer conductor of the coaxial cable is continuous between the first terminal and the second terminal, and
• where a dielectric spacer disposed between the inner conductor and the outer conductor is not continuous between the first terminal and the second terminal.

An MRI apparatus, comprising:

• a controller, and
• an RF coil operably connected to the controller,
• where the controller provides the RF coil with a current, a voltage, or a control signal, and
• where the coil comprises:
• a first terminal;
• a second terminal;
• and
• a coaxial cable that connects the first terminal and the second terminal.

An MRI apparatus, comprising:

• a controller, and
• an RF coil operably connected to the controller,
• where the controller provides the RF coil with a current, a voltage, or a control signal, and
• where the coil comprises:
• a first terminal;
• a second terminal;
• and
• a transmission line that connects the first terminal and the second terminal, where the transmission line comprises two conductors separated by a dielectric spacer, where one of the two conductors is not continuous from the first terminal to the second terminal.