LOCAL KNEE COIL FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE

Local knee coil (1, 1', 1") for a patient table (21) (21) of a magnetic resonance imaging device (34), comprising - a connecting device (2) for connecting to a socket (22) in the patient table (21), the connecting device (2) comprising at least one interface unit (10) for multiple channels corresponding to coil elements of the local knee coil (1, 1', 1") and connecting to a corresponding interface unit of the socket (22), and - a coil unit (3) comprising the coil elements for sending excitation signals and/or receiving magnetic resonance signals, wherein the connecting device (2) comprises at least one guiding element (9) to slidingly fit the connecting device (2) into the socket (22) which is displaced from the knee position on the patient table (21) and functions as a receptable for the connecting device (2), to form a positive connection and interconnect the interface units (10) during the slide-fit, and in that the local knee coil (1, 1', 1") further comprises a feet support element (25) for the feet of a patient whose knee extends through the coil unit (3) in the knee position, which is positioned or positionable on the top (24) of the connecting device (2).