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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009
Filed:
May. 25, 2006
Kazuya Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Manabu Ishii, Otawara, JP;
Kazuya Okamoto, Saitama, JP;
Manabu Ishii, Otawara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, Tochigi, JP;
Abstract
A high-frequency coil for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes two end members formed of a conductive material and arranged opposite to each other. A plurality of rod members, each of which is formed of a conductive material having a rod shape have one end portion connected to one of the two end members and the other end portion connected to the other of the two end members. At east one additional member is formed of a conductive member having a rod shape, the additional member having both ends connected to one of the rod members, the additional member being disposed outside a first imaging region formed by the end members and the rod members, and forming a second imaging region.