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Abstract #4923

A novel patient-adjustable coil technology substantially reduces RF heating of cardiac implantable electronic devices in pediatric patients

Bhumi Bhusal1, Fuchang Jiang1, Pia Panravi Sanpitak1, Boris Keil2, Gurinder Kaur Multani2, Nicolas Kutscha2, Giorgio Bonmassar3, Gregory Webster1, Andrada Popescu4, Daniel Kim1, and Laleh Golestanirad1
1Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States, 2TH Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences, Giessen, Germany, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States, 4Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, United States

Synopsis

Infants and children with congenital heart disease may require cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), which typically precludes future evaluation by MRI due to risks associated with RF heating of implants. Here we demonstrate that a novel concept based on patient-adjustable rotating RF coil technology that was originally developed to reduce RF heating of brain implants can be adopted in pediatric patients with CIEDs to substantially reduce RF heating. Our simulations in a cohort of children with both epicardial and endocardial devices showed an 87% reduction in average SAR compared to conventional body coils.

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