System of receive coils and pads for use with magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

There is described embodiments of a coil and pad system for use with an MRI machine. The coil and pad system includes a plurality of coils sized to accommodate a plurality of patient ranges of various heights and body weights. There is also a plurality of pads designed to work in conjunction with the plurality of coils to accommodate patient ranges of various heights and body weights.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 344,948, entitled Receive RF MRI System, and filed on Nov. 26, 2010, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. This application also claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 61 / 485,831, entitled SYSTEM OF RECEIVE COILS AND PADS FOR USE WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, and filed on May 13, 2011, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The invention relates in general to magnetic resonance imaging, and in particular to receive coil and pad systems for magnetic resonance imaging.BACKGROUND INFORMATION[0003]Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used to visualize detailed internal structures. MRI makes use of the property of Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to image nuclei of a...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]By providing coils and pads specific to a particular patient range, the field of view is reduced and the SNR is increased resulting in better image resolution.

Problems solved by technology

It is believed that the use of full size coils on a child or patient of smaller proportions reduces the quality of pediatric images.

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