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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IWAT.2008.4511353
