DocumentCode
3368679
Title
Calculation of Temperature Rise Distribution in Pregnant Woman Model Exposed to RF Pulses during MR Imaging
Author
Kikuchi, Satoru ; Saito, Kazuyuki ; Takahashi, Masaharu ; Ito, Koichi ; Ikehira, Hiroo
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Chiba Univ., Chiba
fYear
2008
fDate
4-6 March 2008
Firstpage
354
Lastpage
357
Abstract
In this study, the temperature rise distributions in the fetus due to the RF pulse radiation are calculated by use of the numerical calculation model assuming the actual MR imaging and the results are compared the threshold dose described in a literature.
Keywords
biological effects of fields; biomedical MRI; magnetic field effects; numerical analysis; MR imaging; RF pulses; magnetic resonance imaging; magnetostatic field; pregnant woman model; temperature rise distribution; Biomedical imaging; Birds; Coils; Equations; Fetus; Finite difference methods; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pregnancy; Radio frequency; Temperature distribution;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Antenna Technology: Small Antennas and Novel Metamaterials, 2008. iWAT 2008. International Workshop on
Conference_Location
Chiba
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1522-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IWAT.2008.4511353
Filename
4511353
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