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US 8,046,046 B2Granted
RF array coil system and method for magnetic resonance imaging
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsPei H. Chan, Labros Petropoulos
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Abstract
A RF array coil system and method for magnetic resonance imaging are provided. The array coil system includes an anterior coil section having a main anterior coil section and at least one secondary anterior coil section removably attachable to the main anterior coil section. The array coil system further includes a posterior coil section having a main posterior coil section and at least one secondary posterior coil section removably attachable to the main posterior coil section.
Claims20
A MRI array coil system comprising:
- an anterior coil section provided on a former and having a main anterior coil section, including an anterior brain coil section, and at least one secondary anterior coil section provided on a different former, the formers being physically separable from and removably attachable to each other;
- and
- a posterior coil section provided on a former and having a main posterior coil section, including a posterior brain coil section, and at least one secondary posterior coil section provided on a different former, the formers being physically separable from and removably attachable to each other.
A method for controlling an MRI system, said method comprising:
- configuring an anterior coil section to have a main anterior coil section on a former, including an anterior brain coil section, and at least one secondary anterior coil section on a former, the formers being physically separable and removably attachable to each other;
- and
- configuring a posterior coil section to have a main posterior coil section on a former, including a posterior brain coil section, and at least one secondary posterior coil section on a former, the formers being physically separable and removably attachable to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.