ANSYS Simulation of MRI Device For Compliance

MRIDeviceCompliance
MartinVogel,PhD KimberleyPoling ApplicationEngineeringTeam EasternUSA

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Overview
HighsimulationefficiencyforMRI MethodthatenablesanonEEtoanalyzethethermaleffects ofanMRIscanonanimplant
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Maintools
HFSS 3DFullwaveElectromagneticsimulator Designer CircuitsimulatorthatinteractswithHFSS ANSYSProfessionalNLT ThermalsimulatorthatuseselectromagneticlossesfromHFSS asheatloads
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1.Simulationefficiency
MinimizeRAMand simulationtime
Genericbirdcagecoil
Ring with 24 ports, phases -180 165 deg
Ring with 24 ports, phases 0 345 deg
Around the coil is a cylindrical shield with open ends.
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Savingcomputerresources
Abirdcagecoilcanbecreatedwithmany,e.g.48,sourcesthat imposetherequiredrotatingfield. Arealisticbirdcagecoilhasfewsourcesandmanycapacitors. Suchacoilcanbesimulatedwithlessresources. WithacoupleofANSYStools,wehavecreatedsuchrealisticcoils, onefor1.5Tandonefor3T.
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Realisticcoilfeednetwork
Feed points simplified and optimized with ports and capacitors
Bot_1:1 C4 0 PNUM=1 RZ=50ohm IZ=0ohm C5 C6 Cap C8 Cap C20 Cap 0 C19 C18 Cap C16 Cap C26 Cap 0 C24 Cap Cap Bot_2:1 Bot_3:1 Bot_4:1 C7 Cap Bot_5:1 Bot_6:1 Cap Bot_7:1 Bot_8:1 Bot_9:1 Bot_10:1 C17 Cap Bot_11:1 Bot_12:1 CapC237 Bot_13:1 Bot_14:1 C25 Cap Bot_15:1 Bot_16:1 C23 Cap Bot_17:1 C240 Bot_18:1 C39 Cap Bot_19:1 Cap Bot_20:1 C37 Cap Bot_21:1 Bot_22:1 C35 Cap Bot_23:1 C34 Cap Cap Cap Bot_24:1 Top_1:1 Top_2:1 Top_3:1 Top_4:1 Top_5:1 Cap C41 Top_6:1 Top_7:1 Cap Top_8:1 Top_9:1 Top_10:1 Top_11:1 Cap C54 Top_12:1 Top_13:1 Cap C64 Top_14:1 Top_15:1 Cap C62 Top_16:1 Top_17:1 Cap C60 Top_18:1 Top_19:1 Cap C70 Top_20:1 Top_21:1 Cap C68 Top_22:1 Top_23:1 Cap C66 Top_24:1 Cap Cap Cap C65 Cap C67 Cap C69 0 Cap C59 Cap C61 Cap C63 0 PNUM=4 RZ=50ohm IZ=0ohm Cap C53 C56 Cap C55 Cap C57 0 Cap C40 C43 Cap C42 C44 0 PNUM=3 RZ=50ohm IZ=0ohm
PNUM=2 RZ=50ohm IZ=0ohm
C38 0 C36 Cap
Feed points are driven with phases 0, 90, 180 and 270 degrees.
S11 coilswithcapacitors
127.6 MHz
63.8 MHz
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FinetunecapacitorsforMRIimagequality
B+/B ratioisatleast20
1.5 T 124.5 pF
3T 26.5 pF
RotatingHwithcapacitors
Feed points
Capacitors have been finetuned in HFSS for best rotating H after optimization in Designer.
Applythisdesigntechniqueto birdcagecoilwithhumanbodymodel
RAM12.5GB Elapsedtime58minutes
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RotatingBforbodyinbirdcagewith48sources Comparewithresultsofothersimulations.
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RotatingBforhomogeneousbodyinbirdcage with4sourcesand44capacitorsisquitesimilar.
RAM5.5GB Elapsedtime22minutes
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Isitpossibletosimulatejustthebluevolumeand IMPOSEfieldsfromaseparatecoilsimulation? YES,youcandothat!
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Withimposedfields,therotatingBagainlooksverysimilar!
RAM1.6GB Elapsedtime7.3minutes
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Nowthatwehavesuchanefficientmethod,useitwitha complicatedheterogeneoushumanbodymodelanda pacemaker.
RAM4.3GB Elapsedtime20 minutes
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Nowthatwehavesuchanefficientmethod,useitwitha complicatedheterogeneoushumanbodymodelanda pacemaker.
RAM4.3GB Elapsedtime20 minutes
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LocalSARincutplane(3Tcoil)
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R13Schematic
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Thermalresult
Maximumoccursonneck,notatimplant
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Contoursof38.10Candhigher
Tissue around pacemaker
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Pacemaker,leadandheart
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2.Thermaleffectsof MRIscanonimplant
Minimizetheimplant designersexposureto electromagnetics

Genericbirdcagecoil
Around the coil is a cylindrical shield with open ends.

Whereshouldimplantsbeplaced?
Implantsshouldhaveworstcaselocationandorientation. Nextfewslidesillustratehowthisisachieved.
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Phantomplacement
|B| is almost uniform within coil (left). However, |E| is not (right). Make sure implants be located in a region with relative high E-field.
|B|
|E|
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WorstcaseSAR:implantnearphantomwall; doesnotstickoutofRFcoil
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Worstcase:implantparallelwithelectricfieldvectors
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Workflowforimplanttesting
Havereusablecoil+phantom modelinHFSS Havephantom+parameterized implant(s)inseparategeometry system Thisseparategeometrywillbeexposedtothefieldsfromthe coils. Thermalsimulatorwilldeterminetemperaturesof phantom+implant(s)duetoRFlosses. Nextslidesshowthisinmoredetail.
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WorkflowinR14Schematic
NoneedtoopenHFSS.
CAD
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CreateinotherCADtool importwith parametersintoprepared HFSSdesign
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Transfergeometrytothermalsimulator
NomoreneedforFile/ExportandFile/Import
Notetheparametersfrom TheCADtoolareavailable!
Libraryofthermalmaterialproperties isavailable
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Havepreparedasubsetwiththesame materialnamesasinHFSS.
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Objectscomeinwithcorrectmaterial assignment!
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DragandDropHFSSSolutiontoThermal Setup
DropandDrag
ResultingSchematicwithextraLink
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AssignLossesfromHFSStoObjectsinThermal
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EffectimplantsonlocalSAR
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Temperaturesonimplantsafter900s
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Addfinalmaximumtemperatureasanoutput parameter
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Inputparameter: Implantlength
Outputparameter: Max.temperature
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AttachDXtoinvestigatedesignvariations efficiently
Varylengthandinspectfinaltemperatures
Maximumtemperatureasafunctionof implantlength
(atreducedpower,nottobecomparedwithpreviousresult)
406080100120140160 Lengthimplant(mm)
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Observations
Temperaturestendtodecreasewhenimplantisburieddeeper. Thismakessense,aselectromagneticfieldsdecaywithdepth. Forsmallimplants,temperaturesincreasewithimplantlength. Thismakessense,becausealongerimplantcanfunctionasamore effectivereceivingantenna(aslongasimplant /2atthisfrequency andinthisenvironment). Forlargeimplants,fieldinhomogeneitymakespredictionshardertomake. Resultsaresensitivetothegelselectricalandthermalmaterialproperties.
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Summary
Wehavedemonstrated
(1)Awaytoachieveveryefficientsimulations; (2)AsimulationflowthatenablesnonEMexpertstodetermine MRIinducedheatingfordifferentimplantdesigns.
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MartinVogel,PhD KimberleyPoling ApplicationEngineeringTeam EasternUSA

HighsimulationefficiencyforMRI MethodthatenablesanonEEtoanalyzethethermaleffects ofanMRIscanonanimplant

Ring with 24 ports, phases 0 345 deg

Around the coil is a cylindrical shield with open ends.

PNUM=2 RZ=50ohm IZ=0ohm

C38 0 C36 Cap

Isitpossibletosimulatejustthebluevolumeand IMPOSEfieldsfromaseparatecoilsimulation? YES,youcandothat!

Nowthatwehavesuchanefficientmethod,useitwitha complicatedheterogeneoushumanbodymodelanda pacemaker.

RAM4.3GB Elapsedtime20 minutes

Nowthatwehavesuchanefficientmethod,useitwitha complicatedheterogeneoushumanbodymodelanda pacemaker.

RAM4.3GB Elapsedtime20 minutes

Tissue around pacemaker

Minimizetheimplant designersexposureto electromagnetics

Around the coil is a cylindrical shield with open ends.

CreateinotherCADtool importwith parametersintoprepared HFSSdesign

(1)Awaytoachieveveryefficientsimulations; (2)AsimulationflowthatenablesnonEMexpertstodetermine MRIinducedheatingfordifferentimplantdesigns.

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