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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2008
Zhiyong Zhai, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Robert Gauss, Aurora, OH (US);
Eddy Yu Ping Wong, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Michael A. Morich, Mentor, OH (US);
Kevin M. Nieman, Avon, OH (US);
Gordon D. Demeester, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Zhiyong Zhai, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Robert Gauss, Aurora, OH (US);
Eddy Yu Ping Wong, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Michael A. Morich, Mentor, OH (US);
Kevin M. Nieman, Avon, OH (US);
Gordon D. DeMeester, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance coil comprises a first set of coil elements () operatively connectable with a transmit channel () to couple with a transmit region of sensitivity for a selected load at a magnetic field strength greater than 3 Tesla, and a second set of coil elements () operatively connectable with a receive channel () to couple with a receive region of sensitivity for the selected load at the magnetic field strength greater than 3 Tesla. The first set of coil elements is arranged proximate to but not surrounding the transmit region of sensitivity, and the second set of coil elements is arranged proximate to but not surrounding the receive region of sensitivity. The first set of coil elements and the second set of coil elements having at least one coil element () not in common. The first and second sets of coil elements define transmit and receive regions of sensitivity for the selected load at the magnetic field strength greater than 3 Tesla that are substantially similar.