Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
470-06-123 ISMRM Abstract

Toward Device Testing at 0.55 T: Tissue-Equivalent Media Assessment for Lead Heating

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Safety
Secondary: Physics & Engineering - Low-Field MRI
470-06-123 · Hardware and Software Tools for System Improvement · Tuesday, 12 May, 1:40 PM–2:35 PM · Traditional Posters | Exhibition Hall
Keywords: RF Safety Mri safety Rf heating Low field mri Temperature
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Jessica A Martinez 1,2, Ye Tian3, Krishna S Nayak4,5, Kathryn E Keenan1
1National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, United States of America
2University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, United States of America
3Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
4Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
5Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States of America
Presenting Author: Jessica A Martinez

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References

1. Standard Test Method for Measurement of Radio Frequency Induced Heating on or Near Passive Implants During Magnetic Resonance Imaging, ASTM Standard F2182, 2019.
2. Özen AC, Russe MF, Lottner T, Reiss S, Littin S, Zaitsev M, Bock M. RF-induced heating of interventional devices at 23.66 MHz. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine. 2023 Jul;36(3):439-49.
3. Bhusal B, Sanpitak PP, Jiang F, Richardson J, Seiberlich N, Rosenow JM, Elahi B, Golestanirad L. Comparative study of radiofrequency heating in deep brain stimulation devices during MRI at 1.5 T and 0.55 T: Challenging the assumption of safety at low field strengths. Magnetic resonance in medicine. 2025 Aug;94(2):785-96
4. Bhusal B, Sanpitak PP, Vu J, Jiang F, Richardson J, Seiberlich N, Golestanirad L. MRI-Induced RF Heating of Deep Brain Stimulation Devices: In Vivo Predictions and Comparisons Between 0.55 T and 1.5 T. In2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC) 2024 Jul 15 (pp. 1-5). IEEE.
5. Bhusal B, Sanpitak PP, Jiang F, Richardson J, Seiberlich N, Rosenow JM, Elahi B, Golestanirad L. Comparative study of radiofrequency heating in deep brain stimulation devices during MRI at 1.5 T and 0.55 T: Challenging the assumption of safety at low field strengths. Magnetic resonance in medicine. 2025 Aug;94(2):785-96.

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