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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2001
Ed B. Boskamp, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Daniel J. Weyers, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Co., LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
An MRI apparatus and method for minimizing mutual inductance between a center coil and an end coil configuration that reduces wrap-around artifacts in an MR image is provided. The switchable FOV coil configuration includes first and second RF coils aligned along a first axis. The second RF coil is coupled to the first RF coil to form a pair of end saddle coils. A central RF coil is also included having a length along the first axis and positioned at least partially within the end saddle coils such that activation of the central RF coil alone or in combination with the end saddle coils provides differing FOV's for imaging.