Magnetic resonance scanning apparatus for imaging parts of a human head includes RF coils configured to receive an RF signal including upper and lower pairs of RF coils; a lower supporting structure; and an upper part. The lower supporting structure has an upper wall providing support for the back of a human head, with the lower pair of RF coils rigidly mounted therein. The upper part has a rigid structure supporting the upper pair of RF coils. Each RF coil is located on a concave surface curving circumferentially and longitudinally around a human head located within the apparatus. Each of the upper pair of RF coils has an outer boundary following a contour between the eyes, around the bridge of a nose and below a respective eye located within the apparatus to allow the nose to extend between the upper pair of RF coils.