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Abstract #3889

A Novel Method for Amplitude & Phase Mapping of RF Transmit & Receive Fields

Alessandro Sbrizzi1, Hans Hoogduin1, Gerard L. G. Sleijpen2, Astrid L. Van Lier, Jan J. Lagendijk1, Peter Luijten1, Cornelis A. T. van Den Berg1

1Imaging Division, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; 2Department of Mathematics, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands


In this work we present a new approach for extracting complete complex information about the transmit and receive fields of a RF transmit coil from a B1+ amplitude measurement. The method is based on a Bessel/Fourier modes expansion of the B1+ and B1- maps. The results obtained from FDTD simulations and in vivo measurements confirm the validity of the novel approach.

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