A flexible RF coil with excellent portability is provided. The RF coil includes a first coil, a first skeleton, and a second skeleton, the first skeleton and the second skeleton being rod shaped. The first coil includes a first loop made from a conductor that receives radio frequency signals, and a first signal detector that is inserted in series into the first loop and that detects the signals received by the first loop. The first skeleton and the second skeleton are arranged with a spacing in the short axis direction, the first signal detector is mounted on the first skeleton, and a portion of the first loop that faces the first signal detector is mounted on the second skeleton. The first loop is deformable, and the spacing between the first skeleton and the second skeleton is changeable in accordance with the deformation of the first loop.
