Flexible radio frequency coil array with detachable straps for mr imaging

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

• a compressible body;
• an upper posterior RF coil array comprising a first plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body;
• a lower posterior RF coil array comprising a second plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body;
• and
• a head and neck RF coil array removably coupled to the upper posterior RF coil array, the head and neck RF coil array comprising:
• a third plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body;
• and
• one or more neck straps configured to fold over a neck of a subject to be imaged by the MRI system;
• wherein each RF coil of the first plurality of RF coils, the second plurality of RF coils, and the third plurality of RF coils includes a distributed capacitance loop portion comprising two distributed capacitance wire conductors.