System and method for reducing eddy currents in metallic materials

A method for reducing eddy currents, comprising:

• utilizing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to acquire MRI mages of a subject disposed within a bore of magnet of an MR scanner, wherein the MR scanner comprises a plurality of gradient coils positioned about the bore of the magnet, and the MRI system comprises a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly;
• and
• canceling out, via microstructures, eddy currents that are induced in at least one component of MRI system by a magnetic field generated by the MRI system, wherein the at least one component is manufactured with the microstructures, and each microstructure of the microstructures has a braided configuration.

A method for manufacturing a component of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:

• additively manufacturing a metal component of the MRI system with microstructures having a braided configuration, wherein the microstructures are configured to cancel out eddy currents that are induced in the metal component by a magnetic field when the MRI system is utilized.