Article ; Online: The effect of frequency (64-498 MHz) on specific absorption rate adjacent to metallic orthopedic screws in MRI: A numerical simulation study.
2023 Volume 51, Issue 2, Page(s) 1074–1082
Abstract: Background: The imaging of patients with implanted electrically-conductive devices via magnetic resonance imaging at ultra-high fields is hampered by uncertainties relating to the potential for inducing tissue heating adjacent to the implant due to ... ...
Abstract | Background: The imaging of patients with implanted electrically-conductive devices via magnetic resonance imaging at ultra-high fields is hampered by uncertainties relating to the potential for inducing tissue heating adjacent to the implant due to coupling of energy from the incident electromagnetic field into the implant. Existing data in the peer-reviewed literature of comparisons across field strengths of tissue heating and its surrogate, the specific absorption rate (SAR), is scarce and contradictory, leading to further doubts pertaining to the safety of imaging patients with such devices. Purpose: The radiofrequency-induced SAR adjacent to orthopedic screws of varying length and at frequencies of 64 to 498 MHz was investigated via full-wave electromagnetic simulations, to provide an accurate comparison of SAR across MRI field strengths. Methods: Dipole antennas were used for RF transmission to achieve a uniform electric field tangential to the screws located 120 mm above the antenna midpoints, embedded in a bone-mimicking material. The input power to the antennas was constrained to achieve the following targets without the screw present: (i) E = 100 V/m, (ii) B Results: The peak SAR, occurring at the resonant screw length, substantially increased as the frequency decreased when the input power to the dipole antenna was constrained to achieve constant electric field in background tissue at the screws' locations. A similar pattern was observed when constraining input power to achieve constant B Conclusions: The study design allowed for a direct comparison to be performed of SAR across frequencies and implant lengths without the confounding effect of variable incident electric field. Lower frequencies produced substantially larger SAR values for implants approaching the resonant length for the worst-case uniform incident electric field along the screws' length. The data may inform risk-benefit assessments for imaging patients with orthopedic implants at the new clinical field strength of 7 Tesla. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Computer Simulation ; Electromagnetic Fields ; Radio Waves ; Prostheses and Implants ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Phantoms, Imaging |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-12-20 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 188780-4 |
ISSN | 2473-4209 ; 0094-2405 |
ISSN (online) | 2473-4209 |
ISSN | 0094-2405 |
DOI | 10.1002/mp.16902 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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