FLEXIBLE RADIO FREQUENCY COIL ARRAY WITH DETACHABLE STRAPS FOR MR IMAGING

• Main Authors: GRAFENDORFER THOMAS, ROBB FRASER JOHN LAING, KUDIRKA G, LINDSAY SCOTT ALLEN, TAYLAN DALVEREN, STACK CEARA DELMORE, STICKLE YUN-JEONG, STORMONT ROBERT STEVEN
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 28.05.2019
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TESTING

Methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coil arrays for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In an embodiment, a RF coil array assembly for a MRI system includes a compressiblebody; an upper posterior RF coil array including a first plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body; a lower posterior RF coil array including a second plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body; and a head and neck RF coil array removably coupled to the upper posterior RF coil array. The head and neck RF coil array includes a third plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body, and one or more neck straps configured to fold over a neck of a subject to be imaged by the MRI system. 本公开提供一种用于磁共振成像(MRI)系统的射频(RF)线圈阵列的系统和方法。在一个实施例中，一种用于MRI系统的RF线圈阵列包括：可压缩主体；上后部RF线圈阵列，所述上后部RF线圈阵列包括嵌入所述可压缩主体的的第一多个RF线圈；下后部RF线圈阵列，所述下后部RF线圈阵列包括嵌入所述可压缩主体的第二多个RF线圈；以及头部和颈部RF线圈阵列，所述头部和颈部RF线圈阵列以可拆卸方式连接到所述上后部RF线圈阵列，所述头部和颈部RF线圈阵列包括嵌入所述可压缩主体的第三多个RF线圈和一个或多个颈部搭接板，所述一个或多个颈部搭接板配置成像要由MRI系统成像的对象的颈部折叠。