Wireless power transfer in magnetic resonance imaging at a higher-order mode of a birdcage coil

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Main Authors: Burmistrov, Oleg I., Mikhailov, Nikita V., Dashkevich, Dmitriy S., Seregin, Pavel S., Olekhno, Nikita A.
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Published: 2023
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author Burmistrov, Oleg I.
Mikhailov, Nikita V.
Dashkevich, Dmitriy S.
Seregin, Pavel S.
Olekhno, Nikita A.
author_facet Burmistrov, Oleg I.
Mikhailov, Nikita V.
Dashkevich, Dmitriy S.
Seregin, Pavel S.
Olekhno, Nikita A.
contents Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a crucial tool for medical visualization. In many cases, performing a scanning procedure requires the use of additional equipment, which can be powered by wires as well as via wireless power transfer (WPT) or wireless energy harvesting. In this Letter, we propose a novel scheme for WPT that uses a higher-order mode of the MRI scanner's birdcage coil for energy transmission. In contrast to the existing WPT solutions, our approach does not require additional transmitting coils. Compared to the energy harvesting, the proposed method allows supplying significantly more power. We perform numerical simulations demonstrating that one can use the fundamental mode of the birdcage coil to perform a scanning procedure while transmitting the energy to the receiver at a higher-order mode without any interference with the scanning signal or violation of safety constraints, as guaranteed by the mode structure of the birdcage. Also, we evaluate the specific absorption rate along with the energy transfer efficiency and verify our numerical model by a direct comparison with an experimental setup featuring a birdcage coil of a 1.5T MRI scanner.
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spellingShingle Wireless power transfer in magnetic resonance imaging at a higher-order mode of a birdcage coil
Burmistrov, Oleg I.
Mikhailov, Nikita V.
Dashkevich, Dmitriy S.
Seregin, Pavel S.
Olekhno, Nikita A.
Applied Physics
Medical Physics
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a crucial tool for medical visualization. In many cases, performing a scanning procedure requires the use of additional equipment, which can be powered by wires as well as via wireless power transfer (WPT) or wireless energy harvesting. In this Letter, we propose a novel scheme for WPT that uses a higher-order mode of the MRI scanner's birdcage coil for energy transmission. In contrast to the existing WPT solutions, our approach does not require additional transmitting coils. Compared to the energy harvesting, the proposed method allows supplying significantly more power. We perform numerical simulations demonstrating that one can use the fundamental mode of the birdcage coil to perform a scanning procedure while transmitting the energy to the receiver at a higher-order mode without any interference with the scanning signal or violation of safety constraints, as guaranteed by the mode structure of the birdcage. Also, we evaluate the specific absorption rate along with the energy transfer efficiency and verify our numerical model by a direct comparison with an experimental setup featuring a birdcage coil of a 1.5T MRI scanner.
title Wireless power transfer in magnetic resonance imaging at a higher-order mode of a birdcage coil
topic Applied Physics
Medical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.10376