SAR evaluation of pregnant woman models in 64 MHz MRI birdcage coil

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 225-228

  Shamsi, S ^a   Wu, D G ^a   Chen, J ^a   Liu, R ^a   Kainz, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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

Author keywords

FDTD simulations; MRI RF coil; Pregnant woman model; SAR

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FREQUENCY BANDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAFETY FACTOR;

FDTD SIMULATIONS; MRI RF COIL; PREGNANT WOMAN MODELS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 34250316977     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249455     Document Type: Conference Paper

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