Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

General Electric Company

Mark Giancola

Victor Taracila

Robert Steven Stormont

Fraser John Laing Robb

Yun-Jeong Stickle

Clyve Konrad Rosales Follante

Jana Michelle Vincent

Heather Fuqua

Louis Jay Vannatta

Balint Franko

Jason Lee Philps

Fraser J L Robb

Jiaqi Li

Ceara Delmore Stack

Gustavo Andres Chacon Rojas

Robert John Amerling

Hilary Shuo Qin

Eduardo De Leon

Andrea Nicole Sajewski

Clyve Konrad R Follante

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system includes an MRI scanner having a bore. The MRI system also includes a table including a cradle and a posterior radio frequency (RF) receiving coil array assembly integrated on a top surface of the cradle, wherein the table is configured to move a subject to be imaged disposed on the RF receiving coil array assembly into and out of the bore of the MRI scanner, and wherein the posterior RF receiving coil array assembly comprises a plurality of sections, each section of the plurality of sections includes an RF coil including a plurality of loops, and at least one section of the plurality of sections is configured to be manipulated into a bent position and to remain in the bent position without extraneous support.

Full body posterior coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system

A wireless coil adaptor includes a first plug connector configured to be inserted within a receptacle connector of an MRI system, the receptacle connector being configured for receiving a second plug connector of a wired radio frequency (RF) coil. The wireless coil adaptor also includes a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a wireless RF coil.

Wireless coil adaptor for a magnetic resonance imaging system

A supine torso radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance (MR) system is provided. The RF coil assembly includes an RF coil array and a lining. The RF coil array includes a plurality of RF coils each RF coil including a coil loop that includes a wire conductor, the wire conductor formed into the coil loop and a coupling electronics portion coupled to the coil loop. The plurality of RF coils form into a contoured portion, the contoured portion sized to receive at least part of a breast of a subject therein. The lining includes a contoured portion. The RF coil array is coupled to and distributed on the lining, the contoured portion of the RF coil array covering and conforming with the contoured portion of the lining.

Contoured radio frequency coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance system

Various systems and methods are provided for radio frequency coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance imaging system. In one example, a method comprises: flowing air through a plurality of airflow passages formed in a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system; and receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals from an RF coil array of the RF coil assembly, wherein the RF coil array comprises a plurality of RF coil elements, each RF coil element having a loop portion which comprises two distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.

Systems and methods for an abdominal radio frequency coil for MR imaging

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 posterior RF coil assembly for a MRI system includes an RF coil array including a plurality of RF coils and a deformable material housing the plurality of RF coils, each RF coil comprising a loop portion of distributed capacitance wire conductors and a coupling electronics unit coupled to each of the plurality of RF coils.

Conforming posterior radio frequency (RF) coil array for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system

Various systems are provided for neck radio frequency (RF) coil assemblies for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a neck RF coil assembly includes a central RF coil array including a first plurality of RF coils configured to cover a neck of a subject to be imaged, an upper RF coil array including a second plurality of RF coils extending upward from the central RF coil array and configured to cover a lower head region of the subject, and a lower RF coil array including a third plurality of RF coils extending downward from the central RF coil array and configured to cover an upper shoulder region of the subject, wherein each RF coil of the first, second, and third pluralities of RF coils comprises a loop portion comprising two distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.

Systems and methods for a neck radio frequency coil for MR imaging

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