Safety and image quality at 7T MRI for deep brain stimulation systems: Ex vivo study with lead-only and full-systems

B Bhusal, J Stockmann, B Guerin, A Mareyam, J Kirsch… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Ultra-high field MRI at 7 T can produce much better visualization of sub-cortical structures
compared to lower field, which can greatly help target verification as well as overall …

A comparative study of RF heating of deep brain stimulation devices in vertical vs. horizontal MRI systems

J Vu, B Bhusal, BT Nguyen, P Sanpitak, E Nowac… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The majority of studies that assess magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) induced
radiofrequency (RF) heating of the tissue when active electronic implants are present have …

Vertical open‐bore MRI scanners generate significantly less radiofrequency heating around implanted leads: A study of deep brain stimulation implants in 1.2 T OASIS …

E Kazemivalipour, B Bhusal, J Vu, S Lin… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Patients with active implants such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices are
often denied access to MRI due to safety concerns associated with the radiofrequency (RF) …

Effect of field strength on RF power deposition near conductive leads: A simulation study of SAR in DBS lead models during MRI at 1.5 T—10.5 T

E Kazemivalipour, A Sadeghi-Tarakameh, B Keil… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Since the advent of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) nearly four decades
ago, there has been a quest for ever-higher magnetic field strengths. Strong incentives exist …

Machine learning-based prediction of MRI-induced power absorption in the tissue in patients with simplified deep brain stimulation lead models

J Vu, BT Nguyen, B Bhusal, J Baraboo… - IEEE Transactions …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Interaction of an active electronic implant such as a deep brain stimulation (DBS) system
and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiofrequency (RF) fields can induce excessive …

Safety of MRI in patients with retained cardiac leads

BT Nguyen, B Bhusal, AA Rahsepar… - Magnetic resonance …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the safety of MRI in patients with fragmented retained leads (FRLs)
through numerical simulation and phantom experiments. Methods Electromagnetic and …

Patient's body composition can significantly affect RF power deposition in the tissue around DBS implants: ramifications for lead management strategies and MRI field …

B Bhusal, B Keil, J Rosenow… - Physics in Medicine …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Patients with active implants such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) devices have limited
access to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to risks associated with RF heating of …

On the accuracy of Tier 4 simulations to predict RF heating of wire implants during magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T

P Sanpitak, B Bhusal, BT Nguyen, J Vu… - 2021 43rd Annual …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) access remains conditional to patients with conductive
medical implants, as RF heating generated around the implant during scanning may cause …

Application of Machine learning to predict RF heating of cardiac leads during magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T and 3 T: A simulation study

X Chen, C Zheng, L Golestanirad - Journal of Magnetic Resonance, 2023 - Elsevier
Predicting magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-induced heating of elongated conductive
implants, such as leads in cardiovascular implantable electronic devices, is essential to …

Investigation of alternative RF power limit control methods for 0.5 T, 1.5 T, and 3T parallel transmission cardiac imaging: A simulation study

J Petzold, S Schmitter, B Silemek… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To investigate safety and performance aspects of parallel‐transmit (pTx) RF control‐
modes for a body coil at B 0≤ 3 TB _0 ≤ 3 T. Methods Electromagnetic simulations of 11 …