Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

A magnetic resonance (MR) imaging apparatus comprising:

• a gantry having an inner hollow portion;
• a cradle on which an object lays;
• means for driving the cradle in vertical and horizontal directions to move the object into the inner hollow portion of the gantry;
• an RF coil for at least receiving an MR signal from the object on the cradle, said RF coil being connected to a connector provided in the cradle;
• a receiving unit for said RF coil;
• an RF cable connected to the connector and the receiving unit;
• and
• a cable handling unit comprising a slack preventing mechanism means for winding the RF cable including a reel means around which the RF cable is wound, a tension imparting means for imparting a tension in a direction along which the RF cable is wound around the reel means, and a cable guide mechanism means disposed between the connector and the slack preventing mechanism means for guiding the RF cable, said cable guide mechanism means comprising a stationary guide provided in the gantry and a moving guide, one end of which is slidably linked to the stationary guide and the other end of which is rotatably linked to the cradle,
• wherein the RF cable is wound around the reel means or fed therefrom by an amount corresponding to an amount of displacement of the cradle with respect to the gantry.