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Hybrid imaging coil elements for use with MRI systems are disclosed that can include at least one electrical conductor, termed the first electrical conductor, formed from shaped carbon-based nanomaterial, a conducting connector deposited on at least one end of the first electrical conductor and connecting the first electrical conductor to a second electrical conductor formed from metal to comprise a hybrid electrical conductor, the hybrid electrical conductor having a ratio of electrical inductive reactance to electrical resistance, over a range of frequencies, that is larger than that of a similarly dimensioned electrical conductor constructed only of metal. The imaging coil element can operate in a window of radio frequencies over the range between about 3 MHz and 700 MHz.
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