2017-09-13
An MR-compatible antenna and application in a murine superficial hyperthermia applicator
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In this work, a novel magnetic resonance (MR)-compatible microwave antenna was designed and validated in a small animal superficial hyperthermia applicator. The antenna operates at 2.45 GHz and matching is made robust against production and setup inaccuracies. To validate our theoretical concept, a prototype of the applicator was manufactured and tested for its properties concerning input reflection, sensitivity for setup inaccuracies, environment temperature stability and MR-compatibility. The experiments show that the applicator indeed fulfils the requirements for MR-guided hyperthermia investigation in small animals: it creates a small heating focus (<1 cm3), has a stable and reliable performance (S11< −15 dB) for all working conditions and is MR-compatible.
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| doi.org/10.1080/02656736.2017.1369172, hdl.handle.net/1765/102016 | |
| International Journal of Hyperthermia | |
| Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
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Raaijmakers, E.A.L. (Elles A. L.), Mestrom, R. M. C., Sumser, K. (K.), Salim, G. (Ghassan), van Rhoon, G., Essers, J. (Jeroen), & Paulides, M. (2017). An MR-compatible antenna and application in a murine superficial hyperthermia applicator. International Journal of Hyperthermia, 1–7. doi:10.1080/02656736.2017.1369172 |
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