SAR management is critical at ultra-high field (UHF) strength where RF field energy deposition in the subject increases and its distribution becomes very inhomogeneous. Here we illustrate simulation results for a test example in order to show how a graphene sheet can be used to obtain a SAR reduction without sacrificing the coil efficiency significantly. Specifically, the presence of the graphene sheet leads a maximum local SAR reduction up to 47%. Thus, from the simulation here shown, it follows that graphene sheets can be successfully used in MRI applications at 7T for enhancing the safety with respect to SAR issue
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