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Magnetic resonance coil arrangement having a flexible local coil and a rigid local coil

US10613164B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Healthcare Limited · DE

Inventors

Jingyi Xie · Erlangen, DE
Stephan Zink · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 17, 2017
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 22, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/3415
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A magnetic resonance coil arrangement for receiving radio-frequency radiation has at least one flexible local coil initially in a planar shape as well as a rigid local coil in a semi-tubular shape. The flexible local coil has first antenna elements for receiving radio-frequency radiation, as well as at least two first connection elements on different sides of the flexible local coil. The rigid local coil has second for receiving radio-frequency radiation, as well as at least two receiving elements. The first connection elements and the receiving element are designed to connect and thereby bend the flexible local coil to the rigid local coil so as to form a tubular overall local coil.

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