Patent ID: 7906966

Claim:
An antenna configured for magnetic resonance imaging of a patient foot, comprising: a planar base; a first coil structure mounted to the base and having first and second coil loops disposed above each other and oriented to form an opening configured for receiving the foot of the patient wherein each loop extends and forms a frame around the foot of the patient along a lengthwise direction defined by the foot, the first coil structure defining a first coil vector that is perpendicular to the lengthwise direction and substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the patient; and a second coil structure having individual first and second end sections and a middle/center section, the first and second end sections being mounted to the base proximate respective ends of the frame of the first coil structure and oriented in order to extend along a widthwise direction of the foot, the middle/center section of the second coil structure being mounted to the base between the first and second end coil sections, the second coil structure defining a second coil vector that is parallel to the lengthwise direction of the foot.