Patent ID: 6771071
Filing Date: 2004-08-03
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A system for magnetic resonance imaging, comprising:a detection surface defined by an array of at least sixty-four elongated coils that are positioned side-by-side, the detection surface having a particular profile; wherein each one of the at least sixty-four elongated coils comprises two or more elongated planar loops and is operable to receive image information concerning a particular portion of a target surface by substantially confining to the each one of the at least sixty-four elongated coils magnetic flux that is associated with the particular portion of the target surface, the particular profile of the detection surface approximately the same as a profile of the target surface; and a receiver operable to receive the image information received by the each of the at least sixty-four elongated coils and generate a magnetic resonance image of the target surface, the magnetic resonance image having a resolution of at least sixty-four pixels by M pixels, wherein M is an integer multiple of 64.