Quantitative MR Imaging of the Electric Properties and Local SAR based on Improved RF Transmit Field Mapping

Voigt, Tobias

Quantitative MR Imaging of the Electric Properties and Local SAR based on Improved RF Transmit Field Mapping - KIT Scientific Publishing 2011 - 1 electronic resource (VII, 145 p. p.)

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This work presents three new quantitative methods for magnetic resonance imaging. A method for simultaneous mapping of B1 and T1 (MTM) is developed and validated. Electric Properties Tomography (EPT), a method for quantitative imaging of dielectric properties of tissue, is presented. Based on EPT, separate (phase-based) conductivity and (amplitude-based) permittivity measurements are introduced. Finally, a B1-based method for patient-specific local SAR measurements is presented.


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KSP/1000020953 9783866445987

10.5445/KSP/1000020953 doi

Magnetic Resonance Imaging permittivity imaging conductivity imaging local specific absorption rate imaging