Patent ID: 6661229
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
An RF coil comprising:a plurality of conductive legs, successive conductive legs being arranged parallel to each other and to a longitudinal axis on a support extending from a first end to a second end, each of the legs including at least one longitudinal slotted channel; a first plurality of end segments, each of the first plurality of end segments being arranged substantially perpendicular to the first end of one of the plurality of legs, and each of the first plurality of end segments including at least one lateral slotted channel extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal slotted channels in the plurality of legs; a second plurality of end segments, each of the second plurality of end segments being arranged substantially perpendicular to the second end of one of the plurality of legs, and each of the second plurality of end segments including at least one lateral slotted channel extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal slotted channel in the plurality of legs; and a plurality of tuning capacitors, wherein each of the first plurality of end segments is coupled to another of the first plurality of end segments with a tuning capacitor, each of the second plurality of end segments is coupled to another of the second plurality of end segments with a tuning capacitor, and each of the legs is electrically coupled to the substantially perpendicular one of the first plurality of end segments and to the substantially perpendicular one of the second plurality of end segments.