US 12,405,328 B2
Full body posterior coil for a magnetic resonance imaging system
Robert John Amerling, Milwaukee, WI (US); Jiaqi Li, Pewaukee, WI (US); Mark Giancola, Chesterland, OH (US); and Jason Lee Philps, Merton, WI (US)
Assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,600.
Prior Publication US 2024/0230801 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. G01R 33/34 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/055 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 33/34084 (2013.01) [A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/704 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
an MRI scanner having a bore; and
a table comprising a cradle and a radio frequency (RF) receiving coil array assembly integrated on a top surface of the cradle, wherein the RF receiving coil array assembly extends across an entirety of the top surface of the cradle, wherein the table is configured to move a subject to be imaged disposed on the RF receiving coil array assembly into and out of the bore of the MRI scanner, wherein the RF receiving coil array assembly comprises a central section comprising a rigid RF coil enclosed within an enclosure, wherein the central section is not configured to be bent, and wherein the RF receiving coil array assembly comprises a plurality of sections that are physically separate from each other and the central section, each section of the plurality of sections comprises a padding and a flexible RF coil comprising a plurality of loops enclosed within a flexible enclosure, and each section of the plurality of sections is configured to be manipulated into a bent position, wherein each section of the plurality of sections is configured to be manipulated into a plurality of different bent positions, wherein the plurality of sections comprises a first section adjacent a first longitudinal end of the central section, a second section adjacent to a second longitudinal end of the central section opposite the first longitudinal end, a third section adjacent to a first side of the central section, a fourth section adjacent to a second side of the central section opposite the first side, the first side and the second side extending between the first longitudinal end and the second longitudinal end, a fifth section and a sixth section flanking the first section, and a seventh section and an eighth section flanking the second section.