Patent ID: 8571632

Claim:
An RF coil for use with an MRI scanner having a main magnetic field to perform MRI in a volume of interest comprising: a first RF coil array configured to be adjacent to the volume of interest comprising a first plurality of RF coil elements, the first RF coil array having a reception sensitivity to a B1 field substantially oriented in a first direction throughout the volume of interest wherein the first direction is configured to be orthogonal to the main magnetic field of the MRI scanner; and a second RF coil array, configured to be positionable on the opposite side of the volume of interest, the second RF coil array moveably coupled to the first RF coil array to enable the first RF coil array and second RF coil array to be moved together for immobilization of the volume of interest there between, the second RF coil array comprising a second plurality of RF coil elements, the second RF coil array having a reception sensitivity to a B1 field oriented in a direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction and to the main magnetic field of the MRI scanner throughout the volume of interest.