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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2024
Quality Electrodynamics, Llc, Mayfield Village, OH (US);
Xiaoyu Yang, Indiana, PA (US);
Steven Tokar, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Tsinghua Zheng, Chesterland, OH (US);
Labros Peptropoulos, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Quality Electrodynamics, LLC, Mayfield Village, OH (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system can include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radio frequency (RF) coil, which is or otherwise includes a degenerate birdcage coil (DBC) or a ladder coil. The MRI RF coil includes a row of meshes for operation in a half driving transmit mode. The meshes can include driving meshes and non-driving meshes, where each non-driving mesh is coupled between neighboring driving meshes. Driving meshes are electrically coupled to drivers, whereas non-driving meshes are not. The MRI RF coil may have enhanced transmit power efficiency and magnetic field uniformity with fewer drivers.