Evaluation of specific absorption rate and heating in children exposed to a 7T MRI head coil.
Shaihan J MalikJeffrey W HandDavid W CarmichaelJoseph V HajnalPublished in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2022)
Children experienced higher SAR than adults for the 297-MHz head transmit coil examined in this work. Thermal simulations suggest that core temperature changes could occur in smaller subjects, although experimental data are needed for validation.