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Abstract #3679

Complex B1+ field predictions to evaluate Electrical Properties Tomography reconstructions.

Thierry G. Meerbothe1,2, Kyu-Jin Jung3, Chuanjiang Cui3, Dong-Hyun Kim3, Cornelis A.T. van den Berg1,2, and Stefano Mandija1,2
1Department of Radiotherapy, Division of Imaging and Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2Computational Imaging Group for MR Therapy and Diagnostics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, 3Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Synopsis

Keywords: Electromagnetic Tissue Properties, Electromagnetic Tissue Properties, Conductivity, EPT

Motivation: Electrical properties (EPs) are reconstructed from complex B1+ maps. In-vivo reconstructed EPs values presented in literature show large variations, reducing the confidence in the quality/accuracy of the reconstruction methods.

Goal(s): To develop a method to compute complex B1+ fields from EPs maps, which can the verify accuracy of EPs reconstructions.

Approach: Complex B1+ maps are predicted using a finite difference-based approach. The difference between the predicted and measured fields is used as surrogate error of the estimated input EPs.

Results: The method shows accurate complex B1+ field reconstructions in 2 minutes and the ability to localize errors in the input EPs maps.

Impact: Complex B1+ fields are predicted using tissue electrical properties maps as input. This method provides a way to assess the quality/accuracy of in-vivo electrical properties reconstructions, providing a means to gain confidence in the reconstructed electrical properties values.

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