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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

Simulated radiation levels and patterns of MRI without a Faraday shielded room.

Ehsan Kazemivalipour, Bastien Guerin, Lawrence L Wald

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Article in Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Control of radiated emissions during MRI using parallel transmit: a path to eliminating the Faraday shielded room for 0.5T imaging.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2025
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  5. Dual birdcage coils to control radiation from MRI systems operated without a Faraday cage.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Ehsan KazemivalipourA. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4221-2397
Bastien GuerinA. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.
Lawrence L WaldA. A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

Technology for MR brain monitoringR01EB034902 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Lawrence L Wald · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
Toward unshielded MRI for improved safety and accessK99EB035647 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KAZEMIVALIPOUR, EHSAN · 2024 to 2025
$268k
Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health K99EB035647Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering of the National Institutes of Health R01EB034902NIBIB NIH HHS K99 EB035647NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB034902
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe characterize electromagnetic (EM) radiation patterns and levels in conventional MRI systems as a function of field strength and load symmetry, providing a framework for mitigation strategies allowing operation without a shielded room.

methodsWe simulated the far-field radiation pattern and fields at a 10 m radius (|E|

resultsAll configurations exceeded regulatory limits for realistic transmit levels. At 1.5T, a 300 V

conclusionRadiation from unshielded scanners far exceeds regulatory limits, particularly at high-field. Mitigation strategies must address load-symmetry, field strength, and wave effects.

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Magnetic Resonance ImagingRadiation ProtectionComputer SimulationElectromagnetic FieldsEquipment DesignHumansPhantoms, ImagingRadiation Dosagebirdcage coilmagnetic resonance imagingradiation patternsafetyshielded room

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PMID40096581
PMCPMC12137786

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