Patent ID: 7408351

Claim:
An RF coil configured for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a central coil surrounding a subject around a prescribed axis; a first coil disposed toward a first end of said central coil in a direction of said axis and having a first loop unit and a second loop unit opposed to each other with said axis in-between; said first loop unit coupled in parallel to said second loop unit using a first connecting unit and a second connecting unit such that said first connecting unit and said second connecting unit do not cross paths; and a second coil disposed toward a second end of said central coil in the direction of said axis and having a third loop unit and a fourth loop unit opposed to each other with said axis in-between, said third loop unit coupled in parallel to said fourth loop unit using a third connecting unit and a fourth connecting unit such that said third connecting unit and said fourth connecting unit do not cross paths, wherein: said first loop unit and said third loop unit are arranged on mutually reverse sides with respect to said axis; said second loop unit and said fourth loop unit are arranged on mutually reverse sides with respect to said axis; and said first loop unit and said third loop unit are so connected that directions of currents resulting from increases in magnetic fluxes in the same direction are in mutually reverse directions.