US 12,455,330 B2
Adaptive image receive coil layered and dual-sided
Jana Michelle Vincent, Aurora, OH (US); Victor Taracila, Orange Village, OH (US); Barbara Ann Sammut, Beavercreek, OH (US); and Fraser John Laing Robb, Aurora, OH (US)
Assigned to GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC, Waukesha, WI (US)
Filed by GE Precision Healthcare LLC, Waukesha, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,520.
Prior Publication US 2025/0224466 A1, Jul. 10, 2025
Int. Cl. G01R 33/34 (2006.01)
CPC G01R 33/34084 (2013.01) [G01R 33/34007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radio frequency receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system, comprising:
a flexible enclosure;
a flexible anchoring material layer disposed within the flexible enclosure;
a radio frequency coil disposed within the flexible enclosure, wherein the radio frequency coil comprises a plurality of flexible coil elements having a bare malleable or stretchable conductor, wherein the plurality of flexible coil elements comprises a first set of flexible coil elements and a second set of flexible coil elements, wherein at least one flexible coil element of the first set of flexible coil elements overlaps with at least one flexible coil element of the second set of flexible coil elements without respective bare malleable or stretchable conductors directly contacting each other, wherein the first set of flexible coil elements is disposed on a first side of the flexible anchoring material layer and the second set of flexible coil elements is disposed on a second side of the flexible anchoring material layer opposite the first side, and the flexible anchoring material layer is a fabric, and wherein the plurality of flexible coil elements each comprise a structurally similar loop.