Simple design changes to wires to substantially reduce MRI-induced heating at 1.5 T: Implications for implanted leads

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 887-891

  Gray, Robert W ^a   Bibens, W Timothy ^a   Shellock, Frank G ^b,c  

^a Biophan Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Institute for Magnetic Resonance Safety Education and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep brain stimulators; Heating; Implants; Magnetic resonance heating; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pacing leads; Safety

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; HEATING; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ELECTRIC WIRING; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27644557247     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2005.07.005     Document Type: Article

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