Abstract #2546

Effects of Intersubject Differences on Scattering Parameters, SAR, and B1+ in a 7T 8ch. Head Coil

Benjamin Michael Hardy^1,2, Rana Banik^1,3, Xinqiang Yan^1,4, and Adam W Anderson^1,3,4

¹Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States, ²Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States, ³Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States, ⁴Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

Synopsis

Shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies at UHF contribute to complicated electric field distributions and higher power absorption in the human head leading to potential safety concerns. Scattering parameters, local and global SAR, and B₁⁺ fields are calculated in an 8-channel surface loop Tx array simulated over 70 head-and-shoulder models of 10 tissue compartments. RF shimming methods and pulse sequences are analyzed over each model to demonstrate local and global SAR variation in a population. Patient proximity, coil loading and design, patient composition, and RF shim weights contribute to the variations in SAR and B₁⁺experienced by each subject.

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