Safety considerations for magnetic fields of 10 mT to 100 mT amplitude in the frequency range of 10 kHz to 100 kHz for magnetic particle imaging

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 611-621

  Dössel, Olaf ^a   Bohnert, Julia ^a,b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Model Based and Control Systems Design   (United States)

Author keywords

magnetic field thresholds; magnetic particle imaging; peripheral nerve stimulation; SAR; specific absorption rate

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; MAGNETIC PARTICLE IMAGING; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; OSCILLATING MAGNETIC FIELDS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS; SAR; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

MAGNETIC FIELDS; SAFETY FACTOR;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; STANDARD;

CONTRAST MEDIA; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLES; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 84890448067     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-0065     Document Type: Article

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