Abstract #1473

MRI RF Safety of Active Implantable Medical Devices (AIMDs): Experimental Study of the Effect of Conductivity of Tissue Simulating Media

Jingshen Liu¹, Krishna Kurpad², Paul Stadnik², Jeffrey VonArx², Larry Stotts², Wolfgang Kainz³, and Ji Chen¹

¹University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States, ²Micro Systems Engineering Inc., Lake Oswego, OR, United States, ³Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, United States

Experimental study of the effect of conductivity of tissue simulating media is performed for MRI RF safety of active implantable medical devices. The influence of medium surrounding the implantable lead tip, and the influence of medium surrounding implantable pulse generator are analyzed.

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