Publications

MRI Safety Publications

Publications

Yang X, Zheng J, Wang Y, Long SA, Kainz W, Ji Chen. Body-loop related MRI RF-induced heating hazards: Observations, characterizations, and guidelines. Magn Reson Med; 87:337-48. 2022. 
Wang Y, Guo R, Hu W, Zheng J, Wang Q, Jiang J, Kurpad KN, Kaula N, Kainz W, Long S, Chen J. Magnetic resonance conditionality of abandoned leads from active implantable medical devices at 1.5 T. Magn Reson Med; 87(1):394-408. 2022.
Hirata A, Diao Y, Onishi T, Sasaki K, Ahn S, Colombi D, De Santis V, Laakso I, Giaccone L, Joseph W, Rashed EA, Kainz W, Chen J. Assessment of human exposure to electromagnetic fields: Review and future directions. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 63(5):1619-30. 2021.
Gokyar S, Robb F, Kainz W, Chaudhari AS, Winkler SA. MRSaiFE: An AI-based approach towards the real-time prediction of specific absorption rate. IEEE Access; 9:140824-34. 2021. 
Wang Y, Zheng J, Guo R, Wang Q, Kainz W, Long SA, Chen J. A technique for the reduction of RF-induced heating of active implantable medical devices during MRI. Magn Reson Med; 87(1):349-64. 2021.
Liu J, Wang Y, Guo R, Wang Q, Zheng J, Kurpad K, Kainz W, Long SA, Chen J. A cascaded heterogeneous equivalent network for evaluating RF-induced hazards on active implantable medical devices. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 3121203:1-9. 2021.
Wang Y, Zheng J, Wang Q, Chen J, Kainz W. A fast and accurate transfer function validation strategy using rotational invariant lead trajectories. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 63(3):673-80. 2021.
Yao A, Goren T, Samaras T, Kuster N, Kainz W. Radiofrequency-induced heating of broken and abandoned implant leads during magnetic resonance examinations. Magn Reson Med; 86(4):2156-64. 2021.
Xia M, Zheng J, Yang R, Song S, Xu J, Liu Q, Kainz W, Long SA, Chen J. Effects of patient orientations, landmark positions, and device positions on the MRI RF-induced heating for modular external fixation devices. Magn Reson Med; 85(3):1669-80. 2021.
Yao A, Murbach M, Goren T, Zastrow E, Kainz W, Kuster N. Induced radiofrequency fields in patients undergoing MR examinations: Insights for risk assessment. Phys Med Biol; 66(18):1-11. 2021.
Kozlov M, Kainz W. Comparison of different assessment quantities to evaluate lead electromagnetic model for radio frequency energy-induced heating. IEEE J Electromagn RF Microw Med Biol; 4(3):157–63. 2020.
Wang Z, Zheng J, Wang Y, Kainz W, Chen J. On the model validation of active implantable medical device for MRI safety assessment. IEEE Trans Microw Theory Techn; 68(6):2234-42. 2020.
Kozlov M, Kainz W, Daniel L. Influence of metallic shielding on radio frequency energy-induced heating of leads with straight and helical wires: A numerical case study. IEEE Trans Microw Theory Techn; 68(2):509-15. 2020.
Wang Y, Zheng J, Guo R, Wang Q, Long SA, Kainz W, Chen J. A counterpoise design for RF-induced heating reduction. IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc; 4200-03. 2020.
Song S, Zheng J, Wang Y, Wang Q, Kainz W, Long SA, Chen J. Dual-frequency high electric field generator for MRI safety testing of passive implantable medical devices. IEEE Trans Microw Theory Techn; 68(12):5423-31. 2020.
Zheng J, Yang R, Wang Q, Guo R, Kainz W, Chen J. Reducing MRI RF-induced heating for external fixation devices using capacitive structures. Phys Med Biol; 65(15):155017. 2020.
Zheng J, Lan Q, Kainz W, Long SA, Chen J. Genetic algorithm search for the worst-case MRI RF exposure for a multiconfiguration implantable fixation system modeled using artificial neural networks. Magn Reson Med; 84(5):2754–64. 2020.
Zheng J, Lan Q, Zhang X, Kainz W, Chen J. Developing AIMD models using orthogonal pathways for MRI safety assessment. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 62(6):2689–95, 2020.
Kozlov M, Horner M, Kainz W, Weiskopf N, Möller HE. Modeling electromagnetic exposure in humans inside a whole-body birdcage coil excited by a two-channel parallel transmitter operated at 123 MHz. IEEE J Electromagn RF Microw Med Biol; 4(4):247–53. 2020.
Kozlov M, Horner M, Kainz W, Weiskopf N, Möller HE. Modeling radio‑frequency energy‑induced heating due to the presence of transcranial electric stimulation setup at 3T. Magn Reason Mater Phys Biol Med; 33:793–807. 2020.
Wang Y, Song S, Zheng J, Wang Q, Long SA, Kainz W, Chen J. A novel device model validation strategy for 1.5 T and 3 T MRI heating safety assessment. IEEE Trans Instrum Meas; 69(9):6381–89. 2020.
Zheng J, Ji X, Kainz W, Chen J. Study on search strategies for assessing the worst-case RF-induced heating for multi-configuration implant system under MRI. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 62(1):43–51. 2020.
Zheng J, Lan Q, Zhang X, Kainz W, Chen J. Prediction of MRI RF exposure for implantable plate devices using artificial neural network. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 62(3):673–81. 2020.
Zeng Q, Liu J, Angelone LM, Lloyd T, Wedan S, Chen J, Kainz W. Investigation of RF-induced heating near interventional catheters at 1.5 T MRI: A combined modeling and experimental study. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 61(5):1423–31. 2019.
Liu J, Jackson D R, Wang Q, Kainz W, Chen J. On the relationship between impedances of active implantable medical devices and device safety under MRI RF emission. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 2938908. 2019.
Yao A, Zastrow E, Cabot E, Lloyd B, Schneider B, Kainz W, Kuster N. Anatomical model uncertainty for RF safety evaluation of metallic implants under MRI exposure. Bioelectromagnetics; 40(7): 458-71. 2019.
Wang Y, Wang Q, Liu J, Zeng Q, Zheng J, Kainz W, Chen J. On the development of equivalent medium for active implantable device radiofrequency safety assessment. Magn Reson Med; 82(3):1164–76. 2019.
Guo R, Zheng J, Wang Y, Zeng Q, Wang Q, Yang R, Kainz W, Ji Chen. Computational and experimental investigation of RF‐induced heating for multiple orthopedic implants. Magn Reson Med; 82(5):1848–58. 2019.
Yang R, Zheng J, Wang Y, Guo R, Kainz W, Chen J. Impact of electrode structure on RF-induced heating for an AIMD implanted lead in a 1.5-Tesla MRI system. IEEE J Electromagn RF Microw Med Biol; 3(4):247-53. 2019.
Yang R, Zheng J, Wang Y, Guo R, Kainz W, Chen J. An absorbing radio frequency shield to reduce RF heating induced by deep brain stimulator during 1.5-T MRI. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat, 61(6):1726-32. 2019.
Liu J, Zheng J, Zeng Q, Wang Q, Rondoni J, Olsen J, Kainz W, Chen J. Investigations on tissue simulating medium for MRI RF safety assessment for patients with AIMDs. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat, 61(4):1091-97. 2019.
Lucano E, Liberti M, Lloyd T, Apollonio F, Wedan S, Kainz W, Angelone LM. A numerical investigation on the effect of RF coil feed variability on global and local electromagnetic field exposure in human body models at 64 MHz. Magn Reson Med; 79(2):1135-44. 2018.
Zeng Q, Wang Q, Zheng J, Reed S, Mane P, Kainz W, Chen J. Evaluation of MRI RF induced heating near electrodes for cochlear implants. Phys Med Biol; 63(13):135020. 2018.
Liorni I, Neufeld E, Kuhn S, Murbach M, Zastrow E, Kainz W, Kuster N. Novel mechanistic model and approximation for electromagnetic safety evaluations of electrically short implants. Phys Med Biol; 63(22):225015. 201
Liu J, Zheng J, Wang Q, Kainz W, Chen J. A transmission line model for the evaluation of MRI RF-induced fields on active implantable medical devices. IEEE Trans Microw Theory Tech; 66(9): 4271-81. 2018.
Neufeld E, Lloyd B, Kainz W, Kuster N. Functionalized anatomical models for computational life sciences, Front Physiol; 9:1594, 2018.
Kozlov M, Kainz W. Lead electromagnetic model to evaluate RF-induced heating of a coax lead: A numerical case study at 128 MHz. IEEE J Electromagn RF Microw Med Biol; 2(4):286-93. 2018.
Yang R, Zheng J, Kainz W, Chen J. Numerical investigations of MRI RF-induced heating for external fixation device in TEM and Birdcage Body Coils at 3 Tesla. IEEE Trans Electromagn Compat; 60(3):598-604. 2017.
Lucano E, Liberti M, Lloyd T, Apollonio F, Wedan S, Kainz W, Angelone LM. A numerical investigation on the effect of RF coil feed variability on global and local electromagnetic field exposure in human body models at 64 MHz. Magn Reson Med; 79(2):1135–44. 2018.
Murbach M, Neufeld E, Samaras T, Córcoles J, Robb F, Kainz W, Kuster N. Pregnant women models analyzed for RF exposure and temperature increase in 3T RF Shimmed Birdcages. Magn Reson Med; 77(5):2048-56. 2017.
Neufeld E, Oikonomidis I, Sharma D, Iacono M, Angelone LM, Kainz W, Kuster N. Investigation of assumptions underlying current safety guidelines on EM-Induced nerve stimulation. Phys Med Biol; 61(12):4466-78. 2016.
Neufeld E, Kyriacou A, Kainz W, Kuster N. Approach to validate simulation-based distribution predictions combining the Gamma-method and uncertainty assessment: application to focused ultrasound. J Verif Valid Uncert; 1(3):031006. 2016.
Lucano E, Mendoza G, Lloyd T, Wedan S, Kainz W, Angelone L. Assessing the electromagnetic fields generated by a radiofrequency MRI body coil at 64 MHz: Defeaturing vs. accuracy. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng; 63(8):1591-1601. 2016.
Murbach M, Neufeld E, Cabot E, Zastrow E, Corcoles J, Kainz W, Kuster N. Virtual population-based assessment of the Impact of 3 T RF shimming and thermoregulation on safety and B1+Uniformity. Magn Reson Med; 76(3):986-97. 2015.
Murbach M, Zastrow E, Neufeld E, Cabot E, Kainz W, Kuster N. Heating and safety concerns of the radio-frequency field in MRI. Curr Radiol Rep; 3:45. 2015.


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