Radiofrequency coil and shield in magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus

An imaging device may include a patient bore to house a subject to be imaged, wherein the patient bore includes one or more bore tubes. The imaging device may also include a gradient coil surrounding, at least partially, the patient bore and a radio frequency (RF) shield located outside the one or m...

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Hauptverfasser: Vermilyea, Mark Ernest, Vasil, Christina, Hua, Yihe, Ricci, Justin Michael, Foo, Thomas Kwok-Fah, Tan, Ek Tsoon, Fiveland, Eric William
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Zusammenfassung:An imaging device may include a patient bore to house a subject to be imaged, wherein the patient bore includes one or more bore tubes. The imaging device may also include a gradient coil surrounding, at least partially, the patient bore and a radio frequency (RF) shield located outside the one or more bore tubes. Additionally, the imaging device may include an RF coil located within at least one of the bore tubes.