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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 21, 2012
Applicants:
Victor Taracila, Beachwood, OH (US);
Fraser Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Miguel Angel Navarro, Lorain, OH (US);
Darren Charles Gregan, Auburn Township, OH (US);
Inventors:
Victor Taracila, Beachwood, OH (US);
Fraser Robb, Aurora, OH (US);
Miguel Angel Navarro, Lorain, OH (US);
Darren Charles Gregan, Auburn Township, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/3415 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); G01R 33/36 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/3415 (2013.01); G01R 33/34007 (2013.01); G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); G01R 33/3657 (2013.01); G01R 33/481 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for coil arrangements in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are provided. One arrangement includes a magnet bore, a radio-frequency (RF) transmit coil coupled to the magnet bore and at least one RF neck coil coupled to the magnet bore. The RF neck coil is movable within the magnet bore under and separate from a table within the magnet bore.