Shimming with permanent magnets for the x-ray detector in a hybrid x-ray/ MR system.

Abstract:

:In this x-ray/MR hybrid system an x-ray flat panel detector is placed under the patient cradle, close to the MR volume of interest (VOI), where the magnetic field strength is approximately 0.5 T. Immersed in this strong field, several electronic components inside the detector become magnetized and create an additional magnetic field that is superimposed on the original field of the MR scanner. Even after linear shimming, the field homogeneity of the MR scanner remains disrupted by the detector. The authors characterize the field due to the detector with the field of two magnetic dipoles and further show that two sets of permanent magnets (NdFeB) can withstand the main magnetic field and compensate for the nonlinear components of the additional field. The ideal number of magnets and their locations are calculated based on a field map measured with the detector in place. Experimental results demonstrate great promise for this technique, which may be useful in many settings where devices with magnetic components need to be placed inside or close to an MR scanner.

journal_name

Med Phys

journal_title

Medical physics

authors

Wen Z,Fahrig R,Williams ST,Pelc NJ

doi

10.1118/1.2963994

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-09-01 00:00:00

pages

3895-902

issue

9

eissn

0094-2405

issn

2473-4209

journal_volume

35

pub_type

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