Heating Near Implanted Medical Devices by the MRI RF-magnetic Field

J.A. Nyenhuis, Alexander V. Kildishev, T.W. Athey, J. D. Bourland, K.S. Foster, G.P. Graber

IEEE International Magnetics Conference · 1999 · 46 citations · 3 references

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Abstract

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a common technique for imaging of soft tissues in the human body, In MW (Fig. l), the patient is exposed to the static magnetic field Bo, the pulsed gradient magnetic fields and the radio frequency (RF) magnetic field.

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