Abstract: With the objective of reducing the coupling capacitance of a pattern crossing section in a simple structure thereby to produce a high-quality tomographic image based on a larger value of the coil, a magnetic resonance signal receiving coil includes a pair of first and second conductor patterns each having a partial conductor pattern set which branches into three partial conductor patterns at the pattern crossing section. Each confronting pair of the first and second partial conductor patterns cross each other by being insulated from each other at the pattern crossing section. The partial conductor patterns of the first and second conductor patterns have their one ends beyond the crossing section each connected together to other ends of the second and first conductor patterns by arcuate conductors. The conductor patterns have their open ends connected to the signal outlets by conductor bars.

Abstract: With the objective of reducing the coupling capacitance of a pattern crossing section in a simple structure thereby to produce a high-quality tomographic image based on a larger value of the coil, a magnetic resonance signal receiving coil includes a pair of first and second conductor patterns each having a partial conductor pattern set which branches into three partial conductor patterns at the pattern crossing section. Each confronting pair of the first and second partial conductor patterns cross each other by being insulated from each other at the pattern crossing section. The partial conductor patterns of the first and second conductor patterns have their one ends beyond the crossing section each connected together to other ends of the second and first conductor patterns by arcuate conductors. The conductor patterns have their open ends connected to the signal outlets by conductor bars.

Abstract: In order to provide a quadrature RF coil having a good frequency property, and a magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus employing such an RF coil, in combining two coil loops comprising main paths 602, 604 (612, 614) connected in series via tie paths 606, 608 (616, 618) with the main paths 602, 604 (612, 614) orthogonally crossed, the tie paths 606, 608 (616, 618) are made not to overlap one another.