RADIO FREQUENCY COIL METHODS AND APPARATUS
Aspects relate to providing radio frequency components responsive to magnetic resonance signals. According to some aspects, a radio frequency component comprises at least one coil having a conductor arranged in a plurality of turns oriented about a region of interest to respond to corresponding magnetic resonant signal components. According to some aspects, the radio frequency component comprises a plurality of coils oriented to respond to corresponding magnetic resonant signal components. According to some aspects, an optimization is used to determine a configuration for at least one radio frequency coil.
1 . A radio frequency (RF) component configured for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the RF component comprising:
one or more coils comprising at least one conductor arranged in a plurality of turns having non-uniform spacing,
the one or more coils being tuned to resonate at a frequency corresponding to an MRI system configured to operate with a B 0 magnetic field of 0.2 Tesla or lower.