Radiofrequency power deposition utilizing thermal imaging
Radiofrequency power deposition utilizing thermal imaging
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DOI:
10.1002/mrm.20064
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发表时间:
2004-06-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Barber, W
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作者:
Cline, H;Mallozzi, R;Barber, W
Wavelength effects influence radiofrequency (RF) power deposition distributions and limit magnetic resonance (MR) medical applications at very high magnetic fields. The power depositions in spherical saline gel phantoms were deduced from proton resonance shift thermal maps at both 1.5 T and 3.0 T over a range of conductivities. Phase differences before and after RF heating were measured for both a quadrature head coil and a circular surface coil. A long echo time (TE) pulse sequence with a 3D phase unwrap algorithm provided increased thermal sensitivity. The measured thermal maps agreed with a model of eddy-current heating by circularly polarized oscillating RF fields in a conducting dielectric sphere. At 3.0 T, thermal maps were acquired with a