Experimental and numerical assessment of MRI-induced temperature change and SAR distributions in phantoms and in vivo

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 218-223

  Oh, Sukhoon ^a   Webb, Andrew G ^b,c   Neuberger, Thomas ^b   Park, BuSik ^a   Collins, Christopher M ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MR thermography; MRI; Proton resonance frequency; Simulation; Specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

MEASURING TEMPERATURE; PROTON RESONANCE FREQUENCY; RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY; RADIO-FREQUENCY FIELDS; SIMULATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION RATES; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOM; PREDICTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 73349094324     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22174     Document Type: Article

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