Wirelessly interfacing sensor‐equipped implants and MR scanners for improved safety and imaging

B Silemek, F Seifert, J Petzold, R Brühl… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate a novel reduced RF heating method for imaging in the presence of
active implanted medical devices (AIMDs) which employs a sensor‐equipped implant that …

RF‐induced heating for active implantable medical devices in dual parallel leads configurations at 1.5 T MRI

W Hu, R Guo, Q Wang, J Zheng, J Tsang… - Magnetic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The Radiofrequency (RF)‐induced heating for an active implantable medical
device (AIMD) with dual parallel leads is evaluated in this paper. The coupling effects …

A new method to improve RF safety of implantable medical devices using inductive coupling at 3.0 T MRI

BS Park, JW Guag, H Jeong, SS Rajan… - … Resonance Materials in …, 2023 - Springer
Objective To enhance RF safety when implantable medical devices are located within the
body coil but outside the imaging region by using a secondary resonator (SR) to reduce …

Effect of Strain Relief Loop Position on the RF-Induced Heating of Active Implantable Medical Devices at 1.5-T MRI

MK Akter, R Guo, MZ Islam, J Zheng… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article studies the impact of strain relief loops on RF-induced heating of active
implantable medical devices (AIMDs) during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans at …

Impact of Patient Postures on the RF-Induced Heating for the Active Implantable Medical Device (AIMD) at 1.5 T MRI

X Yang, R Guo, J Zheng, X Chen… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article explores the influence of patient postures on radiofrequency induced heating in
active implantable medical devices (AIMDs) within a 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging …

Translational Excitation Strategy for Scaled Transfer Function Measurement of Medical Implants

T Long, C Jiang, Q Yuan, W Sang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The transfer function (TF) of a medical implant is critical for radio frequency (RF)-induced
heating evaluation during MRI scans. Conventionally, the calibration and validation of the TF …

Evaluation of MRI RF-induced for Active Implantable Medical Implants in the vicinity of other implantable devices

L Yang, MK Akter, R Guo, J Zheng… - 2023 IEEE/MTT-S …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a method is proposed to evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
radiofrequency (RF)-induced heating of active implantable medical devices (AIMD) s in the …

Comparative Study of RF Heating in Deep Brain Stimulation Devices During MRI at 1.5 T and 0.55 T: Challenging the Assumption of Safety at Low Field Strengths

B Bhusal, PP Sanpitak, J Vu, F Jiang… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Purpose: Low-field MRI has been assumed to be implant-friendly based on limited studies.
However, RF-induced heating due to an implant is a complex resonance phenomenon …

Effects of strain relief loop on MRI RF-induced heating of active implantable medical devices

MK Akter, R Guo, MZ Islam, J Zheng… - 2022 IEEE Texas …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses the effects of strain relief loops on the RF-induced heating of Active
Implantable Medical Devices (AIMDs) during an MRI procedure. A method to estimate the …

Evaluation of Active Implantable Medical Device RF-Induced Heating in the Vicinity of an Orthopedic Plate during MRI

L Yang, R Guo, W Hu, J Zheng… - … on Electromagnetics in …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper evaluates the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiofrequency (RF)-induced
heating, in terms of Ig-averaged specific absorption rate (SAR), of an active implantable …