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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2022
GE Precision Healthcare Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Edwin L. Legall, North Prairie, WI (US);
Louis J. Vannatta, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Gaines Hartley, Florence, SC (US);
William J. Bonneau, Waukesha, WI (US);
Thomas K. Foo, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Dan K. Spence, Saratoga, NY (US);
GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A radio frequency coil assembly for an MRI system. A support structure extends between a first end and a second end in a first direction and between an inner surface and an opposite outer surface in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The support structure has channels that extend into the support structure in the second direction. An RF coil is configured to transmit and/or receive RF signals. The RF coil is supported by the outer surface of the support structure. The channels are at least partially positioned between the support structure and the RF coil in the first direction and are configured to convey a cooling medium to cool the support structure in use.