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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Satoshi Imai, Nasushiobara, JP;
Sadanori Tomiha, Nasushiobara, JP;
CANON MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
An MRI apparatus according to an embodiment includes a whole body RF coil accommodated in a gantry. The whole body RF coil includes a first element unit used for transmission of a radio frequency magnetic field; and a second element unit used for reception of a magnetic resonance signal produced from a subject having been applied with the radio frequency magnetic field. The first element unit is a birdcage-type RF coil having two end rings and a plurality of rungs spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction of the end rings. The second element unit is a microstrip antenna.