Ultrahigh field (UHF) MR employs higher radio frequencies (RF) than conventional MR and has unique potential to provide focal temperature manipulation and high resolution imaging (ThermalMR). The advantage of integrated therapy monitoring allows the consideration of thermal interventions in brain tumor treatments. Optimization algorithms used to confine the RF power deposition to the target volume (TV) are under constant revision. This work compares three in-house developed optimization algorithms with the focus on power delivery to the target volume as well as sparing of the healthy tissue with a more commonly available approach.
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