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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2007
Randy Otto John Giaquinto, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Charles Lucien Dumoulin, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Christopher Judson Hardy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Harvey Ellis Cline, Schenectady, NY (US);
Randy Otto John Giaquinto, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Charles Lucien Dumoulin, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Christopher Judson Hardy, Schenectady, NY (US);
Harvey Ellis Cline, Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A coil array for use in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is provided and comprises a plurality of low loss coil elements and at least one non-conducting substrate adapted to position the plurality of low loss coil elements in a fixed position thereon. Further, a coil array assembly for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner is provided. The coil array assembly comprises a pair of coil arrays, wherein each coil array comprises: a plurality of low loss coil elements and at least one non-conducting substrate adapted to position the plurality of low loss coil elements in a fixed position thereon. Further, the pair of coil arrays are coupled to the MRI scanner for receiving imaging signals in a region of interest excited within the pair of coil arrays. Further, the coil array is adapted for use in breast imaging.