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Abstract #1218

Evaluation of Specific Absorption Rate of Tight-Fit Array Coils for Human Head MRI at 9.4T in Presence of EEG Caps

Egor Berezko1, Georgiy Solomakha1, Jonas Bause1, Vinod Jangir Kumar1, Klaus Scheffler1,2, and Nikolai Avdievich1
1High-field MR Center, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Tuebingen, Germany, 2Department of Biomedical Magnetic Resonance, University of Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Synopsis

Keywords: Safety, Safety, Ultra-High-Field, Electroencephalography (EEG)

Motivation: The electroencephalography (EEG) in combination with MRI allows performing multi-modal imaging. The presence of EEG-caps can increase SAR of tight-fit transceiver RF-arrays at Ultra-High-Field.

Goal(s): To numerically evaluate SAR generated by a tight-fit array at 9.4T in the presence of EEG-caps.

Approach: Numerical models of 8-channel 9.4T transceiver arrays with EEG-electrodes were constructed. B1+ and SAR were simulated for the human head voxel models using CST Studio.

Results: In this work, we numerically showed that EEG-caps don’t significantly change B1+ and SAR of the arrays at 9.4T. Furthermore, the created models of the caps can be used in future simulations.

Impact: We numerically showed that EEG caps don’t significantly change B1+ and SAR of the arrays at 9.4T. The developed cap models can be used in future simulations

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