OPEN ARCHITECTURE IMAGING APPARATUS AND COIL SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

摘要

An RF coil for MR breast imaging comprises: a lateral array comprising a plurality of lateral coil elements disposed in a substantially coplanar geometry; and a medial array, substantially parallel to the lateral array and moveably coupled to the lateral array, the medial array comprising a plurality of medial coil elements provided in a substantially coplanar geometry; wherein the magnetic fields created by the lateral and medial coil elements are substantially orthogonal to each other in the anatomy of interest.