Magnetic resonance imaging based electrical conductivity imaging of biological tissues could be highly challenging at magnetic fields of the order of 18.8T. We could see significant magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects in low viscosity materials at such fields. In this study, we investigated these effects using saline and agarose phantoms and explained the MHD mechanism using a fluid flow model coupled with electromagnetic field equations. Experimental and simulation results showed a correlation between the higher magnetic field and velocity. This relation changed from exponential to linear as the viscosity of material increased. The velocity was negligible for highly viscous materials such as agarose.
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