Evaluation of MR-induced hot spots for different temporal SAR modes using a time-dependent finite difference method with explicit temperature gradient treatment

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1837-1850

  Nadobny, Jacek ^a   Szimtenings, Michael ^b   Diehl, Dirk ^b   Stetter, Eckart ^b   Brinker, Gerhard ^b   Wust, Peter ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioheat transfer equation (BHTE); Finite difference (FD); Heat transfer coefficient; International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard; Magnetic resonance (MR); Specific absorption rate (SAR); Temperature dependent perfusion

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOMOGRAPHY;

BIOHEAT TRANSFER EQUATION (BHTE); INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION (IEC) STANDARD; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR); TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT PERFUSION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; IMAGING; MUSCLE PERFUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL CORTEX; THERMODYNAMICS; TISSUE PERFUSION;

ALGORITHMS; BODY BURDEN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEVER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 34548864083     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2007.893499     Document Type: Article

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