A numerical computational method of MRI static magnetic field for an ergonomic facility design guidelines

Author

Farrag, S.I.

Author_Institution

Biomed. Eng. Dept., Modern Univ. for Technol. & Inf., Cairo, Egypt

fYear

2014

Firstpage

696

Lastpage

699

Abstract

Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) presents safety hazards, with the general physical environment. The principal hazard of the MRI is the presence of static magnetic fields. Proper architectural design of MRI´s room ensure environment and health care staff safety. This research paper presents an easy approach for numerical computation of fringe static magnetic fields. Iso-gauss line of different MR intensities (0.3, 0.5, 1, 1.5 Tesla) was mapped and a polynomial function of the 7th degree was generated and tested. The Matlab script was successfully applied for MRI SMF mapping, this method can be valid for any kind of commercial scanner because it requires only the knowledge of the MR scanner room map with iso-gauss lines. Results help to develop guidelines to guide healthcare architects to design of a safer Magnetic resonance imaging suite.

Keywords

biomedical MRI; health care; magnetic fields; mathematics computing; numerical analysis; MRI SMF mapping; Matlab script; ergonomic facility design guideline; fringe static magnetic field numerical computation; health care staff safety; iso-gauss line; magnetic resonance imaging room; magnetic resonance imaging static magnetic field; magnetic resonance imaging suite; magnetic resonance intensity; magnetic resonance scanner room map; numerical computational method; polynomial function; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic shielding; Magnetostatics; Medical services; Safety; Designing MRI suite; MRI safety; Radiology Occupational exposure; Static magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (IECBES), 2014 IEEE Conference on

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECBES.2014.7047595

Filename

7047595