Yacine Noureddine1,
2, Oliver Kraff1, 3, Mark E. Ladd1,
3, Karsten Wrede4, Gregor Schaefers2, Andreas K.
Bitz1, 3
1Erwin
L.Hahn Institute for MRI, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany; 2MR:comp
GmbH, MR Safety Testing Laboratory, Gelsenkirchen, NRW, Germany; 3Department
of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University
Hospital Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany; 4Clinic for Neurosurgery,
University Hospital Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany
For safety assessment of metallic aneurysm clips, RF-induced heating resulting from electric field elevations in the tissue is the major concern with respect to patient safety. In this study, RF and thermal simulations were conducted to determine RF heating around an aneurysm clip at 7T using a simplified model of the head. Validation of the simulations was supported by RF field measurement.