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Mr. R.P. Kleihorst, Philips Medical Systems Dr. M.H. Vogel, Ansoft Corporation
Contents
What is MRI? Philips MRI systems Ansoft human-body model Simulation results Verification with measurements
1. What is MRI?
Birdcage-type RF coil
Rotating B in Panorama
Accuracy at millimeter level 300+ objects: bones, muscles, organs Frequency-dependent material parameters included
4. Simulation results
The flexibility of grid sizing in finite elements leads to an order of magnitude in time savings compared to FD-TD.
S. Reza and C.A. Saylor, Invivo Corp, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A. Proceedings International Society on Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 14, 2006.
Desired rotating B-field: strong in the center, smooth, little variation over large field of view
Over a distance of more than 50 cm, the desired component exceeds the undesired one by at least 12 dB. Notice that the level of the rotating component is almost constant over a large distance.
Another design challenge is to keep the SAR within regulations. Pictures show SAR on skin, front and back.
SAR in cross section. Note its small in bones, since bones have lower conductivity.
ePhysics
Obtains electromagnetic power losses from HFSS for every location in the model very detailed. Electromagnetic power losses become distributed heat sources. Heat spreads due to conduction (material property), convection and radiation (boundary conditions). ePhysics determines temperature distribution as a function of time.
absorbed power
System requirements
Human-body model without interior structure in MRI system: 3.6 GB RAM, 37 minutes for adaptive passes, 35 minutes for interpolating frequency sweep. Human-body model with bones, muscles and organs in MRI system: 21 GB RAM, 5 hours 40 minutes for adaptive passes, 7 hours 50 minutes for interpolating sweep.
Conclusions
In HFSS, you can combine very small details and very large volumes in one model without time penalty. For MRI, this enables you to model a detailed human body and a detailed RF coil in a large room. All the MRI design challenges can be handled when youre armed with HFSS and the Ansoft human-body model.