Wire-based sternal closure: MRI-related heating at 1.5 T/64 MHz and 3 T/128 MHz based on simulation and experimental phantom study.

Jianfeng ZhengMeiqi XiaWolfgang KainzJi Chen

Published in: Magnetic resonance in medicine (2019)

The RF-induced heating related to wire-based sternal closure can be significant due to the antenna effect and capacitive mutual coupling effect related to the specific geometries of devices.

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magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
diabetic rats
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ionic liquid
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