Whole-body coil arrangement for an open magnetic resonance scanner for use with a second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality

An open magnetic resonance scanner, comprising:

• spaced apart magnet sections;
• and
• a whole-body coil arrangement for use with a second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality comprising an emitter for generating radiations, the whole-body coil arrangement comprising:
• a coil conductor;
• a radio-frequency shield extending through bores of the spaced apart magnet sections of the open magnetic resonance scanner that covers an open area between the spaced apart sections;
• and
• a plastic cylindrical carrier element;
• wherein the coil conductor is constructed from a metal layer applied to an inside surface of the carrier element, wherein a thickness of the metal layer is chosen according to a penetration depth of the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality;
• wherein the radio-frequency shield is at least partially a fine-meshed grid and is applied to a surface of the carrier element opposite the inside surface;
• wherein the coil conductor and/or the radio frequency shield consists of aluminum;
• wherein the whole-body coil arrangement is configured to be at least partially transparent in the open area such that the whole-body coil arrangement is penetrable by the radiations generated by the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality.

A medical device, comprising:

• an open magnetic resonance scanner comprising a whole-body coil arrangement and spaced apart magnet sections, the whole-body coil arrangement comprising:
• a coil conductor,
• a radio-frequency shield extending through bores of the spaced apart magnet sections of the open magnetic resonance scanner that covers an open area between the spaced apart magnet sections;
• and
• a plastic cylindrical carrier element;
• wherein the coil conductor is constructed from a metal layer applied to an inside surface of the carrier element;
• wherein the radio-frequency shield is at least partially a fine-meshed grid and is applied to a surface of the carrier element opposite the inside surface;
• wherein the coil conductor and/or the radio frequency shield consists of aluminum;
• and
• a second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality comprising an emitter for generating radiations, wherein a thickness of the metal layer is chosen according to a penetration depth of the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality,
• wherein the whole-body coil arrangement is configured to be at least partially transparent in the open area such that the whole-body coil arrangement is penetrable by the radiations generated by the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality.