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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
May. 06, 2005
Christopher Judson Hardy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Scott Pelc, Los Altos, CA (US);
Christopher Judson Hardy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kenneth William Rohling, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Jason Scott Pelc, Los Altos, CA (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device and a method of imaging a volume of interest is provided. According to one aspect of the present technique, the MRI device includes an attachment portion having a profile at least partially defined by a cross-section thereof, and an array of radio-frequency coils arranged with respect to each other to generally correspond to the profile. In an exemplary embodiment, each coil may have a first turn portion located radially closer to the attachment portion than a second turn portion.