Magnetic-Resonance-Based Electrical Properties Tomography: A Review

• Published in: IEEE reviews in biomedical engineering Vol. 7; pp. 87 - 96
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiaotong, Liu, Jiaen, He, Bin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; B_{1} mapping; Bioimpedance; Biomedical measurement; Brain - anatomy & histology; Brain - physiology; Electric Impedance; electrical properties tomography (EPT); Humans; Image reconstruction; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Medical imaging; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; R&D; Radio frequency; Research & development; Specific absorption rate; specific absorption rate (SAR); Tomography; Tomography - methods

Frequency-dependent electrical properties (EPs; conductivity and permittivity) of biological tissues provide important diagnostic information (e.g., tumor characterization), and also play an important role in quantifying radiofrequency (RF) coil induced specific absorption rate (SAR), which is a maj...