COIL FOR IMAGING CERVICAL VERTEBRAE, COIL UNIT FOR IMAGING CERVICAL VERTEBRAE AND MRI APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coil for imaging the cervical vertebrae with which the whole of the cervical vertebrae can be imaged with high SNR. SOLUTION: The coil for photographing the cervical vertebrae includes a coil 1 for the occipital region with a curved shape adapted to the face of the occipital region HB of a subject, a coil 2 for the neck with a curved shape adapted to the rear face of the neck N of the subject and a coil 3 for the shoulder with a curved shape adapted to the back face of the shoulder S of the subject. Thereby, a minute part of such as a hernia of the cervical vertebrae or the like can be imaged. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI