SAR Prediction and SAR Management for Parallel Transmit MRI

Download or read book SAR Prediction and SAR Management for Parallel Transmit MRI written by Hanno Homann and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parallel transmission enables control of the RF field in high-field Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). However, the approach has also caused concerns about the specific absorption rate (SAR) in the patient body. The present work provides new concepts for SAR prediction. A novel approach for generating human body models is proposed, based on a water-fat separated MRI pre-scan. Furthermore, this work explores various approaches for SAR reduction.