Patent ID: 6831460
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A coil for use with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system to form images of a region of a patient during an MRI scanning procedure, said coil comprising:(a) a first ring at one end of said coil, said first ring being electrically conductive and having a first diameter; (b) a second ring at an other end of said coil, said second ring being electrically conductive and having a second diameter different from said first diameter of said first ring; and (c) a plurality of rods electrically interconnecting said first and said second rings to form said coil therewith, each of said rods having a linear portion and a tapered portion with said linear portion being connected to said first ring and said tapered portion being connected to said second ring, said tapered portions of said rods configured to provide said coil with a substantially homogeneous pattern of magnetic flux density in at least one of an XZ imaging plane and a YZ imaging plane of said coil.