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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2019
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Fraser John Laing Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Robert Steven Stormont, Hartland, WI (US);
Victor Taracila, Beachwood, OH (US);
Dan Kenrick Spence, Hartland, WI (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
Various systems are provided for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one example, a method includes selecting a contour topology for operating a configurable radio frequency (RF) coil assembly, wherein the configurable RF coil assembly includes an array of conductive segments coupled via a plurality of switches, and the contour topology defines a configuration of one or more RF coil elements formed on the configurable RF coil assembly. The method further includes, during a receive mode, at least partially activating one or more subsets of switches of the plurality of switches according to the selected contour topology to form the one or more RF coil elements.