Patent ID: 7386338
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An assembly of RF coils for bilateral imaging of a first and a second breast of the same person, the assembly comprising: a first pair of coils comprising a first coil juxtaposed and underlapping a second coil, thereby defining juxtaposed edges of the first and second coils; a second pair of coils comprising a third coil juxtaposed and underlapping a fourth coil, thereby defining juxtaposed edges of the third and fourth coils; the first coil having a first opening for receiving the first breast; the second coil having a second opening for receiving the second breast; the third coil substantially opposing the first coil, defining therebetween a first region for receiving the first breast; and the fourth coil substantially opposing the second coil, defining therebetween a second region for receiving the second breast; wherein the first pair of coils is configured to be operational in the absence of the second pair of coils being operational.