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Table 1 RF induced temperature rise at the distal tip

From: A cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) safe metal braided catheter design for interventional CMR at 1.5 T: freedom from radiofrequency induced heating and preserved mechanical performance

Sequence Type

Scan Time

Segmented Braiding (Δ°C)

Non-segmented Braiding (Δ°C)

Real-time bSSFP

60 s

0.78

52.6

Real-time bSSFP

20 min

0.92

54.8

Real-time GRE

60 s

0.67

13.4

Real-time GRE

20 min

0.82

14.1