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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Yiping Guan, Aurora, OH (US);
Kevin a Archibald, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Yiping Guan, Aurora, OH (US);
Kevin A Archibald, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a design of a radiofrequency (RF) receive coil (also commonly referred to as an imaging coil) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a vertical field MRI system of a patient's shoulder region. The design described herein generally includes a solenoid element that wraps around the patient's shoulder, at least two loop elements that encompass the superior section of the patient's shoulder, and at least two saddle elements, wherein one saddle element encompasses the posterior section of the patient's shoulder and one saddle element encompasses the anterior section of the patient's shoulder. It is foreseen that further embodiments of the shoulder coil design may include additional elements.