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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ceara Stack, Ravenna, OH (US);
Thomas Grafendorfer, Stanford, CA (US);
Fraser Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Steven Falk, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yun-Jeong Stickle, Solon, OH (US);
Taylan Dalveren, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Guido Kudielka, Munich, DE;
Robert Stormont, Hartland, WI (US);
Scott Lindsay, Dousman, WI (US);
Victor Taracilla, Beachwood, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
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 compressible body; 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.