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- Title
Ensuring safety of implanted devices under MRI using reversed RF polarization.
- Authors
Overall, William R.; Pauly, John M.; Stang, Pascal P.; Scott, Greig C.
- Abstract
Patients with long-wire medical implants are currently prevented from undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans due to the risk of radio frequency (RF) heating. We have developed a simple technique for determining the heating potential for these implants using reversed radio frequency (RF) polarization. This technique could be used on a patient-to-patient basis as a part of the standard prescan procedure to ensure that the subject's device does not pose a heating risk. By using reversed quadrature polarization, the MR scan can be sensitized exclusively to the potentially dangerous currents in the device. Here, we derive the physical principles governing the technique and explore the primary sources of inaccuracy. These principles are verified through finite-difference simulations and through phantom scans of implant leads. These studies demonstrate the potential of the technique for sensitively detecting potentially dangerous coupling conditions before they can do any harm. Magn Reson Med, 2010. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Publication
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2010, Vol 64, Issue 3, p823
- ISSN
0740-3194
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/mrm.22468