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Table 2 Overview of local torso SAR in W/kg for different RF-shim settings

From: The effect of high-permittivity pads on specific absorption rate in radiofrequency-shimmed dual-transmit cardiovascular magnetic resonance at 3T

RF-Shim

Duke

Ella

Golem

Irene

Donna

 

No Pads

With Pads

No Pads

With Pads

No Pads

With Pads

No Pads

With Pads

No Pads

With Pads

Quadrature

3.0

2.1

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

3.3

2.9

2.9

2.4

Minimum CVB1+

5.3

2.8

4.1

3.4

3.9

3.0

4.1

3.5

7.0

1.8

Minimum local SAR

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7