AN ANTERIOR RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COIL ARRAY FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
- a plurality of RF coils, each RF coil comprising an integrated capacitor coil loop;
a plurality of coupling electronics units each coupled to a respective coil loop; and
a plurality of coil-interfacing cables coupling each coupling electronics unit to an interfacing connector configured to couple to a cable of the MR imaging system.
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Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a flexible, lightweight, low-cost radio frequency (RF) coil array of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a RF coil array for a MRI system includes a plurality of RF coils, each RF coil comprising an integrated capacitor coil loop; a plurality of coupling electronics units each coupled to a respective coil loop; and a plurality of wires coupling each coupling electronics unit to an interface board configured to couple to a cable of the MRI system. The RF coil array is a high density (referring to the number of coil elements) anterior array (HDAA) or a high definition (referring to image resolution) anterior array.
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15 Claims
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1. A radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
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a plurality of RF coils, each RF coil comprising an integrated capacitor coil loop; a plurality of coupling electronics units each coupled to a respective coil loop; and a plurality of coil-interfacing cables coupling each coupling electronics unit to an interfacing connector configured to couple to a cable of the MR imaging system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
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a plurality of RF coils arranged into a plurality of rows, each row of RF coils having an equal number of RF coils, each RF coil comprising an integrated capacitor coil loop; a plurality of coupling electronics units each coupled to a respective coil loop; a plurality of coil-interfacing cables coupling each coupling electronics unit to an interfacing connector configured to couple to a cable of the MR imaging system, the coil-interfacing cables from the plurality of RF coils forming a cable assembly; and at least one balun positioned along the cable assembly. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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