A system for isolating vibration and reducing acoustic noise in the RF
coil of an MR imaging apparatus is presented. The system positions an RF
conductor in its operative position proximate to an RF support form. The
RF conductor is sandwiched between a vibration decoupling layer and a
mass loading layer. The vibration decoupling layer is affixed to the RF
support form so that the vibration decoupling layer is positioned between
the RF conduit and the RF support form while the mass loading layer is
located exterior of the RF conductor. By this arrangement, the acoustic
energy is decoupled from the RF support form by the vibration decoupling
layer while the vibration is reduced by the mass loading layer located
exterior of the RF conductor.