Patent ID: 8786283
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: A61B,A61N,G01R

Abstract:
1. A whole-body coil arrangement for an open magnetic resonance scanner for use with a second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality, comprising: a coil conductor; spaced-apart magnet sections; a radio-frequency shield extending through bores of the spaced apart magnet sections that covers an open area between the spaced apart magnet sections; and a plastic cylindrical carrier element; wherein the coil conductor is constructed from a metal layer applied to an inside surface of the carrier element, wherein a thickness of the metal layer is chosen according to a penetration depth of the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality; wherein the radio-frequency shield is at least partially a fine-meshed grid and is applied to a surface of the carrier element opposite the inside surface; wherein the coil conductor and/or the radio frequency shield consists of aluminum; wherein the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality comprises an emitter for generating radiations, and wherein the whole-body coil arrangement is configured to be at least partially transparent in the open area such that the whole-body coil arrangement is penetrable by the radiations generated by the second diagnostic and/or therapeutic modality.