Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radio frequency volume coil with improved space and access for use in a magnetic resonance examination system
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Application No.: US15569412Application Date: 2016-04-26
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Publication No.: US10534049B2Publication Date: 2020-01-14
- Inventor: Christoph Leussler , Christian Findeklee
- Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Eindhoven
- Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Eindhoven
- Priority: EP15166023 20150430
- International Application: PCT/EP2016/059253 WO 20160426
- International Announcement: WO2016/174012 WO 20161103
- Main IPC: G01R33/34
- IPC: G01R33/34 ; G01R33/422 ; G01R33/48 ; A61B5/055

Abstract:
A radio frequency volume coil (136; 236) for use in a magnetic resonance examination system (10) includes a radio frequency shield (148; 248), and a pair of radio frequency conductive loop members (138; 238) spaced along a common longitudinal axis (140; 240), a plurality of axially arranged radio frequency conductive members electrically connected to at least one of the radio frequency conductive loop members (138; 238). At least two axially arranged loop coil interconnecting radio frequency conductive members (114; 244) electrically interconnect the radio frequency conductive loop members (138; 238). At least two of the axially arranged shield connecting radio frequency conductive members are axially arranged in an aligned manner at an azimuthal position within a range between azimuthal positions of the at least two loop coil interconnecting members (144; 244), and electrically serve and connect one of the two radio frequency conductive loop members (138; 238) to the radio frequency shield (148; 248). At least one installation space (152; 252) within an inner volume of the radio frequency volume coil (136; 236) is accessible from outside the radio frequency volume coil (136; 236) at least in a radial direction (56) within the range between the azimuthal positions of the two loop coil interconnecting members (144; 244) and within a range of axial directions between axial positions of ends of the shield-connecting members (146; 246) that are distal to the radio frequency conductive loop member (138; 238).
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