Local gradient system for imaging of the breast with planar arrangement

Coil arrangement for a magnetic resonance tomography apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of gradient coils that generate a gradient field that participates in acquisition of magnetic resonance data from a predetermined region of a subject, said gradient coils having a coil configuration that generates said gradient field substantially only in a localized region that includes said examination region;
• a plurality of plates that each contain at least one of said gradient coils therein;
• and
• a housing in which said plates are mounted, said plates being mounted in said housing at respective locations to allow the gradient coils to generate said local gradient field substantially only in said examination region, and said plates being mounted in said housing at respective locations allowing at least one unobstructed access path to said examination region.