Evaluation of RF heating due to various implants during MR procedures

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-19

  Muranaka, Hiroyuki ^a   Horiguchi, Takayoshi ^b   Ueda, Yoshitake ^b   Tanki, Nobuyoshi ^b  

^a Hiroshima City General Rehabilitation Center   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Metallic implant; MR procedure; MRI safety; RF heating; SAR

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEL; HEAD; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMERUS; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SAFETY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ABSORPTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GELS; HEAD; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; HUMERUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIO WAVES; SAFETY; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TITANIUM;

EID: 79960963885     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.10.11     Document Type: Review

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