PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a receiving coil device for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus which adheres to a curved surface part of a human body and is easily set at a desired place of the human body.SOLUTION: The receiving coil device for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes at least two element coils 101, 102 which are respectively independent, at least one element coil holding part 103 which movably holds the element coils, and an element coil fixing function constituted of a hook-and-loop fastener 104 on the element coils 101, 102, the element coil holding part 103, or both of them. The element coils 101, 102 are flexible and are set by bending into a shape conforming to a curved line of a subject 1.COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT【課題】人体の曲面部へ密着可能で、人体の所望の箇所へ容易に設置が可能な磁気共鳴イメージング装置用受信コイル装置を提供する【解決手段】少なくとも2つ以上のそれぞれ独立なエレメントコイル101,102と、前記各エレメントコイルを移動可能に保持する1つ以上のエレメントコイル保持部103と、前記エレメントコイル101,102もしくは前記エレメントコイル保持部103あるいはその両方に面ファスナー104からなるエレメントコイル固定機能を備えるとともに、前記エレメントコイル101,102がフレキシブル性を持ち、被検体1の曲線に沿った形状に湾曲させ設置可能である。【選択図】図4