公开(公告)号：US10969447B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16196558

申请日：2018-11-20

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Ceara Stack ,  Thomas Grafendorfer ,  Fraser Robb ,  Steven Falk ,  Yun-Jeong Stickle ,  Taylan Dalveren ,  Guido Kudielka ,  Robert Stormont ,  Scott Lindsay ,  Victor Taracilla

IPC: G01R33/34 ,  G01R33/3415 ,  G01R33/36 ,  G01R33/565 ,  G01R33/54 ,  G01R33/56 ,  G01R33/567

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for radio frequency (RF) coil arrays for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. In an embodiment, a RF coil array assembly for a MRI system includes a compressible body; an upper posterior RF coil array including a first plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body; a lower posterior RF coil array including a second plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body; and a head and neck RF coil array removably coupled to the upper posterior RF coil array. The head and neck RF coil array includes a third plurality of RF coils embedded in the compressible body, and one or more neck straps configured to fold over a neck of a subject to be imaged by the MRI system.