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US 9,804,237 B2Granted
Body coil for magnetic resonance imaging
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorDaniel Driemel
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Abstract
A body coil for magnetic resonance imaging includes one or more coil elements incorporated in a shell material. The body coil has a rectangular basic shape. Two opposing edge sections of the body coil may be pivoted along one pivot axis, respectively, relative to a middle section. For this purpose, movement elements that effect pivoting are arranged on an edge section side.
Claims21
A body coil comprising:
- a middle section;
- two opposing edge sections connected to sides of the middle section, respectively;
- one or more coil elements incorporated in a shell material;
- and
- movement elements arranged beneath the two opposing edge sections, a first subset of the movement elements and a second subset of the movement elements operable to expand, the first subset of expandable movement elements pressing against a first edge section of the two opposing edge sections from beneath the first edge section, pressing against a first rigid surface opposite the first edge section from above the first rigid surface, and pivoting the first edge section relative to the middle section when the first subset of the movement elements expands, the second subset of expandable movement elements pressing against a second edge section of the two opposing edge sections from beneath the second edge section, pressing against a second rigid surface opposite the second edge section from above the second rigid surface, and pivoting the second edge section relative to the middle section when the second subset of the movement elements expands, wherein the body coil has a rectangular basic shape, and wherein the two opposing edge sections are pivotable along one pivot axis, respectively, relative to the middle section.
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An examination table comprising:
- a top surface component with a rectangular indentation provided on an upper side of the top surface component;
- and
- at least one body coil that is insertable into the rectangular indentation, each body coil of the at least one body coil comprising:
- a middle section;
- two opposing edge sections connected to sides of the middle section, respectively;
- one or more coil elements incorporated in a shell material;
- and
- movement elements arranged beneath the two opposing edge section, a first subset of the movement and a second subset of the movement elements operable to expand, the first subset of expandable movement elements pressing against a first edge section of the two opposing edge sections from beneath the first edge section, pressing against a first rigid surface opposite the first edge section from above the first rigid surface, and pivoting the first edge section relative to the middle section when the first subset of the movement elements expands, the second subset of expandable movement elements pressing against a second edge section of the two opposing edge sections from beneath the second edge section, pressing against a second rigid surface opposite the second edge section from above the second rigid surface, and pivoting the second edge section relative to the middle section when the second subset of the movement elements expands, wherein the body coil has a rectangular basic shape, and wherein the two opposing edge sections are pivotable along one pivot axis, respectively, relative to the middle section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.