Patent ID: 6972567

Claim:
A gradient coil assembly for a magnetic resonance imaging system suitable for generating images of a person comprising: at least two gradient coils and a nonconducting tubular substrate for the support thereof, the coils being sized so as to generate a magnetic field suitable for magnetic resonance imaging, the coils comprising: at least one conductor having a bonding surface mechanically bonded to the nonconducting tubular substrate; wherein the bonding surface has been subjected to a material deposit surface treatment to improve the mechanical bonding properties of the bonding surface to the nonconducting tubular substrate; and wherein a bonding resin is disposed between the treated bonding surface and the nonconducting tubular substrate, the combination of the treated bonding surface and the bonding resin in the coil assembly having an improved bond strength as compared to a coil assembly being absent the treated bonding surface.