Systems for a radio frequency coil for mr imaging
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsVictor TARACILA, Robert Steven STORMONT, Fraser John Laing ROBB, Aleksey ZEMSKOV
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Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a flexible, lightweight, and lowcost radio frequency (RF) coil of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a RF coil assembly for an MRI system includes a distributed capacitance loop portion comprising at least three distributed capacitance conductor wires encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material, a coupling electronics portion including a preamplifier, and a coil-interfacing cable extending between the coupling electronics portion and an interfacing connector of the RF coil assembly.
Claims20
A radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
- a loop portion comprising at least three distributed capacitance conductor wires encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material;
- a coupling electronics portion including a pre-amplifier;
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- a coil-interfacing cable extending between the coupling electronics portion and an interfacing connector of the RF coil assembly.
A radio frequency (RF) coil array assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
- a plurality of RF coils, each RF coil comprising:
- a loop portion comprising at least three distributed capacitance conductor wires encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material;
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- a coupling electronics portion including a pre-amplifier;
- and
- a coil-interfacing cable extending between the coupling electronics portion and an interfacing connector of the RF coil array assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.