MR Instruments Inc. said Monday it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for a 16-channel head coil that works with G.E. Healthcare's 1.5- and 3-Tesla MRI systems.

The company said it was also seeking CE marking to sell the coil in Europe.

MR Instruments was founded in 2002 to commercialize RF coil technology developed at the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research at the University of Minnesota, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Alabama, according to a statement on the company's website.

In 2009, the Minneapolis-based coils manufacturer said it released the first clinical 32-channel 3-T head coil.