Patent ID: 6727703
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A radio frequency (RF) detector array assembly for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprising:at least one RF detector array, said array having a plurality of RF detector elements for use in simultaneously acquiring radio frequency (RF) signals from the MRI system; and, a decoupling interface coupled to each of said plurality of detector elements for decoupling each detector element from the remaining detector elements; wherein the at least one array comprises: a plurality of conductive structures being substantially parallel to a conductive ground plane; a plurality of capacitors, wherein at least one capacitor is shunted from each structure to the ground plane to adjust a corresponding electrical length of each conductive structure; and, wherein a combination of each respective structure, at least one corresponding capacitor and the ground plane forms a resonator that resonates at a selected frequency.