Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 43). / The human body is composed primarily of dielectric tissue with spatially varying permittivity and conductivity. Traditional MRI does not measure these properties. Instead, the conductivity of the patient is a nuisance, causing unpredictable detuning of coils and field inhomogeneities. This thesis presents a method for mapping the electrodynamic properties of the patient's body with both MR and non-MR techniques. Such mapping has direct applications for medical imaging and SAR calculation. / by Benjamin M. Schwartz. / S.B.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:MIT/oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/36118 |
Date | January 2006 |
Creators | Schwartz, Benjamin M. (Benjamin Matthew) |
Contributors | Daniel Sodickson., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Physics. |
Publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Source Sets | M.I.T. Theses and Dissertation |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Format | 43 leaves, application/pdf |
Rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission., http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 |
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