ARRAY COIL AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An array coil comprising a plurality of coil units that are each adjusted to receive a magnetic resonance signal from an examinee,wherein each coil unit includes:
- a first coil element and a second coil element of which each is formed of a linear conductor having flexibility with a predetermined length; and
a signal detecting unit that is inserted in series between the first coil element and the second coil element and detects the magnetic resonance signal,wherein one end of each of the first coil element and the second coil element is connected to the signal detecting unit and the other end thereof is an open end, andwherein adjacent areas are electromagnetically coupled to each other to function by curving and arranging the first coil element and the second coil element such that at least partial areas on the open end side of the first coil element and the open end side of the second coil element are adjacent to each other with a predetermined gap there between.
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Abstract
The array-coil includes a plurality of coil units that are each adjusted to receive a magnetic resonance signal from an examinee. Each coil unit includes: a first-coil-element and a second-coil-element of which each is formed of a linear conductor having flexibility with a predetermined length; and a signal detecting unit that is inserted in series between the first-coil-element and the second-coil-element and detects the magnetic resonance signal. One end of each of the first-coil-element and the second-coil-element is connected to the signal detecting unit and the other end thereof is an open end. Adjacent areas are electromagnetically coupled to each other to function by curving and arranging the first-coil-element and the second-coil-element such that at least partial areas on the open end side of the first-coil-element and the open end side of the second-coil-element are adjacent to each other with a predetermined gap therebetween.
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9 Claims
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1. An array coil comprising a plurality of coil units that are each adjusted to receive a magnetic resonance signal from an examinee,
wherein each coil unit includes: -
a first coil element and a second coil element of which each is formed of a linear conductor having flexibility with a predetermined length; and a signal detecting unit that is inserted in series between the first coil element and the second coil element and detects the magnetic resonance signal, wherein one end of each of the first coil element and the second coil element is connected to the signal detecting unit and the other end thereof is an open end, and wherein adjacent areas are electromagnetically coupled to each other to function by curving and arranging the first coil element and the second coil element such that at least partial areas on the open end side of the first coil element and the open end side of the second coil element are adjacent to each other with a predetermined gap there between. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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