Rf receiver coil with equal perimeter loops

Abstract

An RF receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system includes a flexible enclosure. The RF coil assembly also includes an RF coil enclosed within the flexible enclosure. The RF coil includes a plurality of loops, each loop of the plurality of loops having a same perimeter.

1 . A radio frequency (RF) receiving coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
 a flexible enclosure; and   an RF coil enclosed within the flexible enclosure, wherein the RF coil comprises a plurality of loops, each loop of the plurality of loops having a same perimeter length, and each loop of the plurality of loops partially overlaps with at least two other loops of the plurality of loops.   
     
     
         2 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of loops has 8 loops. 
     
     
         3 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of loops comprises a plurality of different eccentricities. 
     
     
         4 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each loop of the plurality of loops has distributed capacitance. 
     
     
         5 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible enclosure comprises a rectangular shape. 
     
     
         6 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the flexible enclosure comprises a square shape. 
     
     
         7 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible enclosure comprises a hole located within one or more loops of the plurality of loops, wherein the hole is configured to enable the flexible enclosure to stretch. 
     
     
         8 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the RF receiving coil assembly is configured to be utilized during an accelerated scan with an acceleration factor of up to 3. 
     
     
         9 . The RF receiving coil assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the MRI system is configured to operate with a magnetic field strength of less than 1 Tesla. 
     
     
         10 . A radio frequency (RF) coil array assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
 a first RF coil comprising a first plurality of loops, each loop of the first plurality of loops having a first same perimeter length, and each loop of the first plurality of loops partially overlaps with at least two other loops of the first plurality of loops; and   a second RF coil comprising a second plurality of loops, each loop of the second plurality of loops having a second same perimeter length, and each loop of the second plurality of loops partially overlaps with at least two other loops of the second plurality of loops.   
     
     
         11 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 10 , comprising a first flexible enclosure and a second flexible enclosure separate from the first flexible enclosure, wherein the first RF coil is enclosed with the first flexible enclosure to form a first RF coil array and the second RF coil is enclosed within the second flexible enclosure to form a second RF coil array. 
     
     
         12 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 11 , wherein the first RF coil array and the second RF coil array are configured to operate as a posterior array and anterior array, respectively, when disposed on a subject and utilized during an imaging scan with the MRI system. 
     
     
         13 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 10 , wherein the first plurality of loops and the second plurality of loops each have a same number of loops. 
     
     
         14 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first plurality of loops and the second plurality of loops each have 8 loops. 
     
     
         15 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first plurality of loops and the second plurality of loops have a same topology. 
     
     
         16 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first plurality of loops and the second plurality of loops have a different topology. 
     
     
         17 . The RF coil array assembly of  claim 13 , wherein the first same perimeter length and the second same perimeter length are the same. 
     
     
         18 . A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, comprising:
 an imaging portion having a radio frequency (RF) receiving coil, wherein the RF receiving coil comprises a plurality of loops, each loop of the plurality of loops having a same perimeter length, wherein the plurality of loops has 8 loops;   wherein the MRI system is configured to operate with a magnetic field strength of less than 1 Tesla.   
     
     
         19 . The MRI system of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of loops comprises a plurality of different eccentricities. 
     
     
         20 . The MRI system of  claim 18 , wherein each loop of the plurality of loops partially overlaps with at least two other loops of the plurality of loops