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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2004
Applicants:
Pei H. Chan, Aurora, OH (US);
Labros Petropoulos, Burton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Pei H. Chan, Aurora, OH (US);
Labros Petropoulos, Burton, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A RF array coil system and method for magnetic resonance imaging are provided. The array coil system includes an anterior coil section having a main anterior coil section and at least one secondary anterior coil section removably attachable to the main anterior coil section. The array coil system further includes a posterior coil section having a main posterior coil section and at least one secondary posterior coil section removably attachable to the main posterior coil section.