Patient-individual local SAR determination: In vivo measurements and numerical validation

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1117-1126

  Voigt, T ^a   Homann, H ^a   Katscher, U ^b   Doessel, O ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

local SAR; RF safety; SAR measurement; SAR validation; transmit phase

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS;

LOCAL SAR; NUMERICAL VALIDATIONS; RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGY; RADIOFREQUENCY TRANSMISSION; RF SAFETIES; SAR VALIDATION; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE; TRANSMIT PHASE;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

ARTICLE; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

EID: 84864121005     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.23322     Document Type: Article

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