RF Injection Network Development for Testing of Active Implantable Medical Devices Exposed to RF Fields in 1.5 T MRI Systems

Autor: Attaran, Ali, Handler, William B., Chronik, Blaine A.
Zdroj: IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and Microwaves in Medicine and Biology; 2020, Vol. 4 Issue: 1 p2-9, 8p
Abstrakt: This paper presents the design, construction, and testing of an RF injection network for MR-conditional medical testing of devices for use within 1.5 T MRI scanners (i.e., frequency of 63.4 MHz). The system was developed to meet the requirements of ISO/TS 10974:2018(E). A directional lumped element coupler, power splitter, an attenuator/isolator, low-pass filter, and high-pass filter were designed and implemented as part of the network. The RF injection network was developed in both a compact version implemented in a single PCB and discrete PCB version for use in different situations. The performance of each designed component was simulated and compared to measurement results. As an application example, a neuromodulation system was tested using the developed RF injection network for conductive emission testing.
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