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US 6,650,926 B1Granted
Flexible multi-section MRI radio frequency array coil
AssigneeUSA Instruments, Inc.
InventorsPei Hsuon Chan, Mark Xueming Zou
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Abstract
A MRI array coil includes a first anterior array and a second anterior array where the first and second anterior arrays each have a rigid longitudinal support, the supports being hingingly joined; and a first posterior array and a second posterior array. The first arrays are adapted to image a first volume of interest and the second arrays are adapted to image a second volume of interest, where the volumes of interest are longitudinally displaced.
Claims6
A MRI array coil, said coil comprising:
- a first anterior array and a second anterior array, said first and second anterior arrays each having a rigid longitudinal support, said supports being hingingly joined to each other;
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- a first posterior array and a second posterior array, said first arrays being adapted to image a first volume of interest and said second arrays being adapted to image a second volume of interest, said volumes of interest being longitudinally displaced.
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