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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1992
Hitoshi Yoshino, Kashiwa, JP;
Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Kashiwa, JP;
Hitachi Medical Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A signal receiving coil device for an MRI apparatus, to be fitted to a patient for detecting nuclear magnetic resonance signals, comprising a coil member assuming a substantially cylindrical shape when fitted to the patient and having at least one flexible section and at least one rigid section disposed sequentially and alternately in a circumferential direction of said cylindrical shape; a first coil unit disposed on the coil holding member, and having a signal receiving direction thereof crossing substantially orthogonally the direction of a static magnetic field generated by the MRI apparatus when the coil holding member is fitted to the patient; and a second coil system disposed on the coil holding member, and having a signal receiving direction of reception thereof crossing substantially orthogonally both of the direction of the static magnetic field and the signal receiving direction of the first coil unit when the coil holding member is fitted to the patient.