Patent ID: 7518367

Claim:
A whole body antenna for a magnetic resonance system comprising: an antenna structure comprising at least one antenna rod proceeding in a longitudinal direction, said antenna rod being supplied with a transmission current that causes emission of an excitation signal into an examination subject in an examination region with which said antenna structure interacts, to cause emission of magnetic resonance signals from the examination subject; a microwave element integrated into said antenna rod on a side thereof facing said examination region, said microwave element causing at least one of microwave signals to be emitted into the examination region and microwave signals to be received from the examination region; and said microwave element comprising at least one antenna element and at least one circuit component associated with the antenna element, said antenna element being located at said side of said antenna rod facing the examination region, and said circuit component being surrounded by the antenna rod both at a side of the circuit components facing the examination region and a side of the circuit component facing away from the examination region.