Coil arrangement for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
First Claim
1. A coil arrangement configured to be used with a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising at least one first coil element and at least one second coil element, the at least one first coil element being provided adjacent to the at least one second coil element, wherein the at least one first coil element has a size that is different from a size of the at least one second coil element.
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Abstract
A coil arrangement is provided that is configured to be used with a magnetic resonance imaging system. The arrangement can include a first coil element and a second coil element positioned adjacent to the first coil element. The second coil element may be different in size from the first coil element. The coil elements may be generally circular or rectangular in shape, or can have other shapes, and they may have different sizes from one another. In one exemplary embodiment, the coil elements overlap one another. In a further exemplary embodiment, three coil elements may be provided in an orientation such that a center coil is immediately adjacent to two outer coils, and the center coil element may be smaller than the outer coil elements. In still further exemplary embodiments, the coil elements may be configured in the form of a linear array or a two-dimensional array.
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- 1. A coil arrangement configured to be used with a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising at least one first coil element and at least one second coil element, the at least one first coil element being provided adjacent to the at least one second coil element, wherein the at least one first coil element has a size that is different from a size of the at least one second coil element.
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22. A coil arrangement configured to be used with a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising:
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at least one first coil element having a first radial length; and
at least one second coil element having a second radial length, wherein the second radial length is different from the first radial length.
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23. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, comprising:
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a coil arrangement comprising at least one first coil element having a first size, and at least one second coil element having a second size that is different from the first size, and wherein the at least one second coil element is positioned adjacent to the at least one first coil element; and
a processor configured to receive signals provided by the coil arrangement in response to an excitation pulse. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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