Temperature and SAR measurement errors in the evaluation of metallic linear structures heating during MRI using fluoroptic® probes

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1633-1646

  Mattei, E ^a   Triventi, M ^a   Calcagnini, G ^a   Censi, F ^a   Kainz, W ^b   Bassen, H I ^b   Bartolini, P ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; HEATING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKERS; PROBES; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CONTACT POSITIONS; METALLIC LINEAR STRUCTURES; SAR ERRORS; TEMPERATURE PROBE;

MEASUREMENT ERRORS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; HEATING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETER;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 34247534258     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 13616560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/52/6/006     Document Type: Article

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