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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, Tochigi, JP;
Inventor:
Xin Chen, Beachwood, OH (US);
Assignee:
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara-Shi, Tochigi-Ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/28 (2006.01); G01R 33/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/288 (2013.01); G01R 33/543 (2013.01);
Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and methods to effect improved and more efficient determination of the specific absorption rate (SAR) are described. The SAR is calculated based upon a derived relationship between a body surface area (BSA) and a portion of the total radio frequency (RF) energy delivered to RF transmit coil that is deposited in the imaging subject, and the scanning is controlled in accordance with the calculated SAR.