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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2018
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Ceara Delmore Stack, Ravenna, OH (US);
Victor Taracila, Beachwood, OH (US);
Fraser John Laing Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coils for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In one embodiment, a radio frequency coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system includes: a flexible spine; and at least two RF coil sections each coupled to the flexible spine and movable relative to each other, each RF coil section comprising at least one flexible RF coil, each RF coil including a loop portion comprising a coupling electronics portion and at least two parallel, distributed capacitance wire conductors encapsulated and separated by a dielectric material.