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Abstract #2687

Rapid transfer function-based transmission field shimming for safe and B1+ artefact free MRI of implantation sites

Mostafa Berangi1,2,3, Helmar Waiczies2, and Thoralf Niendorf1,2,3
1Berlin Ultrahigh Field Facility (B.U.F.F.), Berlin, Germany, 2MRI.TOOLS GmbH, Berlin, Germany, 3Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Synopsis

Keywords: Safety, Parallel Transmit & MultibandFixation of bone fractures with screws is common clinical practical including follow-up monitoring of the implantation site and of the healing process. MRI-based monitoring can be compromised by tissue heating and transmission field distortion. To overcome this challenge, this work uses parallel transmission using an optimal transmission vector. The proposed approach leverages a single EMF simulation without the implant, while the effect of implant electromagnetic scattered fields are estimated using a transfer matrix. Optimal shim vectors are computed by an optimization process using a multilevel genetic algorithm. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility and performance of the transfer function driven approach.

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