Effects of age adjusted dielectric properties for fetal tissues compared to adult values, fetal position, and blood-flow in maternal tissues on fetal temperature in a model of a 7 month pregnant woman within a 3T birdcage coil were investigated numerically. Age adjusted properties resulted in small increases in peak and mean fetal temperatures and reduced time to reach a peak fetal temperature of 39°C. Changes in fetal position produced a greater effect on peak and mean fetal temperatures. Temperature dependent blood-flow in maternal superficial tissues had little effect on fetal temperature.
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