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Table 3 Summary of simulated 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

No Pads

With Pads

 

P1/P2 [dB]

Δϕ [deg]

P1/P2 [dB]

Δϕ [deg]

Minimum CV B1+

7.3 ± 2.8

18.7 ± 27.9

−1.8 ± 3.9

74.3 ± 6.2

Minimum local SAR

6.9 ± 1.8

101.3 ± 8.9

4.5 ± 2.3

90.0 ± 6.0

  1. Values are means ± standard deviations (n = 5)
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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

ISSN: 1532-429X

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