Journal publications*
Yao A, Murbach M, Goren T, Zastrow E, Kainz W, Kuster N, "Induced radiofrequency fields in patients undergoing MR examinations: insights for risk assessment", Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ac212d
Silemek B, Seifert F, Petzold J, Hoffmann W, Pfeiffer H, Speck O, Rose G, Ittermann B, Winter L, "Rapid safety assessment and mitigation of radiofrequency induced implant heating using small root mean square sensors and the sensor matrix Qs", Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28968
Yao A, Goren T, Samaras T, Kuster N, Kainz W, "Radiofrequency-induced heating of broken and abandoned implant leads during magnetic resonance examinations", Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2021, 86(4), p2156 - 2164; https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28836
Arduino A, Zanovello U, Hand J, Zilberti L, Brühl R, Chiampi M, Bottauscio O, "Heating of hip joint implants in MRI: The combined effect of RF and switched-gradient fields", Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2021, 85(6), p3447 - 3462; https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28666
Zilberti L, Zanovello U, Arduino A, Bottauscio O, Chiampi M, "RF-Induced heating of metallic implants simulated as PEC: Is there something missing?", 2021, 85(2), p583-586; https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28512
Winter L, Silemek B, Petzold J, Pfeiffer H, Hoffmann W, Seifert F, Ittermann B, "Parallel transmission medical implant safety testbed: Real-time mitigation of RF induced tip heating using time-domain E-field sensors", Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2020, 84(6), p3468 - 3484; https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.28379
Winter L, Seifert F, Zilberti L, Murbach M, Ittermann B, "MRI-Related Heating of Implants and Devices: A Review", Journal of Magnetic Resoance Imaging, 2020, 53(6), p1646 - 1665; https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.27194
Arduino A, Bottauscio O, Brühl Rüdiger, Chiampi M, Zilberti L, "In silico evaluation of the thermal stress induced by MRI switched gradient fields in patients with metallic hip implant", Physics in Medicine & Biology, 2019, 64 245006; https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6560/ab5428;
*all journal contributions are available Open Access and can be downloaded freely under the given link
Standards & Regulatory Activities
IEC, SC 62B MT40 Diagnostic Imaging Equipment - Magneitc Resonance Equipment for Medical Diagnosis, IEC 60601-2-33, Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-33: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of magnetic resonance equipment for medical diagnosis
ISO, TC 150 Implants for Surgery, ISO/TS 10974 JWG, Assessment of the safety of magnetic resonance imaging for patients with an active implantable medical device
DIN, Standards Committee Radiology (NAR), Subcommittee 8, Magnetic Resonance Procedures
DIN, DIN SPEC (PAS) 3105, Open Source Hardware
AAMI, PC Cardiac Rythm Management Device, PC76
IEC, TC 106 Methods for the assessment of electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields associated with human exposure, JWG 11-13, PT 62209-3, PT 62704-1, PT 62704-2, PT 62704-3, PT 62704-4, PT 63184, WG9, MT3
IEEE, TC 95 - International Committee on Electromagnetic Safety (ICES)
Invited presentations
Silemek B, "Real-time safety assessment and mitigation of RF induced heating of implants using parallel transmission and low-cost RMS sensors", ISMRM Study Group meeting on MR Safety, 2020
Winter L, "Open Source Magnetic Resonance Imaging", ESMRMB, 2020
Winter L, "Nachhaltige Gesundheitsversorgung und Wissenschaft", DIN Innovationskonferenz, 2020
Winter L, "Parallel transmission and implant safety", 10th annual Symposium on UHF MR, Berlin, Germany, 2019
Winter L, "Roadmap to Open Source Medical Devices: Case Study of Open Source Magnetic Resonance Imaging", OPEN!, Berlin, Germany, 2019
Murbach M, "Advances in MRI Implant Safety Assessments", ISMRM Workshop on MR safety, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019
Winter L, "Parallel transmission and implant safety", ISMRM Workshop on MR safety, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019
Murbach M, "Thermal Dose (CEM43) & Its Potential Implications", ISMRM Workshop on MR safety, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019
Winter L, "A robotic field scanner", 27th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Montreal, Canada, 2019
Winter L, "Open Source Hardware: A requirement for affordable healthcare systems and reproducible research", ISMRM Workshop on Accessible MRI for the World, New Delhi, India, 2019
Conference abstracts
Silemek B, Seifert F, Ittermann B, Winter L, "Safe scanning of elongated implants with the sensor matrix Qs: Comparison of orthogonal projection and null mode based pTx mitigation", ISMRM, 2021
Yao A, Goren T, Samaras T, Kuster N, Kainz W, "Radiofrequency-Induced Heating of Broken, Damaged, and Abandoned Leads", ISMRM, 2021
Petzold J, Ittermann B, Seifert F, "Robustness of pTx safety concepts to varying subjects and subject positions", ISMRM, 2021
Arduino A, Zanovell U, Hand J, Zilberti L, Brühl R, Chiampi M, Bottauscio O, "Combined heating of hip joint implant by radiofrequency and switched-gradient fields during MRI examination", ISMRM, 2021
Zilberti L, Arduino A, Torchio R, Zanovello U, Baruffaldi F, Bettini P, Alotto P, Chiampi M, Bottauscio O, "Enhancement of PNS risk in the presence of a metallic knee prosthesis", ISMRM, 2021
Brühl R, Schwenteck T, Ittermann B, Baruffaldi F, Arduino A, Zanovello U, Zilberti L, Chiampi M, Bottauscio O, "Experimental validation of simulated implant heating indcued by switched gradient fields", ISMRM, 2021
Silemek B, Winter L, Seifert F, Pfeiffer H, Ittermann B, "Measurement-based safety assessement, prediction and mitigation of RF induced implant heating using parallel transmission: the temperature matrix", ISMRM, 2020
Petzold J, Schmitter S, Ittermann B, Seifert F, "On the benefit of pTx for implant safety - a multiparameter simulations study", ISMRM, 2020
Silemek B, Winter L, Seifert F, Pfeiffer H, Seemann R, Hoffmann W, Ittermann B, "Real-time safety assessment and mitigation of RF induced heating of implants using parallel transmission and low-cost RMS sensors", ISMRM, 2020
Arduino A, Zanovello U, Zilberti L, Chiampi M, Bottauscio O, "Parametric analysis of gradient-induced heating in simplified models of metallic implants", ISMRM, 2020
Clementi V, Zanovello U, Arduino A, Ancarani C, Bordini B, Bottauscio O, Chiampi M, Zilberti L, Baruffaldi F, "Heating risk by radiofrequency and switching gradient fields in the presence of metallic implants", ISMRM, 2020
Arduino A, Bottauscio O, Chiampi M, Zilberti L, "Thermal effects produced by gradient switching of Echo-Planar Imaging sequences in metallic hip implants", ISMRM, 2020
Silemek B, Winter L, Seifert F, Pfeiffer H, Ittermann B, "Measurement based mitigation of RF related safety hazards of implants in parallel transmission using temperature matrix", ISMRM Workshop on MR Safety, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019
Petzold J, Schmitter S, Ittermann B, Seifert F, "Simulation based comparison of CP mode and 2-spokes pTx excitation to achieve low SAR and high B1+ field strengths and homogeneity in the presence of an elongated 1D implant", ISMRM Workshop on MR Safety, Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019
Arduino A, Bottauscio O, Chiampi M, Zilberti L, "Virtual measurements on patients with orthopaedic prostheses during MRI", Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Metrology (MSMM), Torino, Italy, 2019
Murbach M, Nasseri N, Neufeld E, Kuster N, "Safety Concerns for MRI Heating of Fractured and Adjacent Metallic Implants", BioEM, Montpellier, France, 2019
Arduino A, Bottauscio O, Brühl R, Chiampi M, Zilberti L, "A computational procedure for predicting the thermal effects produced by MRI gradient coils in orthopaedic implants", 22nd International Conference on the Computation of Electromagnetic Fields (COMPUMAG), Paris, France, 2019
Winter L, Seifert F, Hoffmann W, Pfeiffer H, Szermer S, Wojcik F, Seemann R, Ittermann, B, "Parallel-transmission medical implant safety testbed: First application using time-domain E-field probes to measure and mitigate RF induced currents", 27th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Montreal, Canada, 2019, #728
Murbach M, Bryn L, Farcito S, Neufeld E, Kuster N, "MRI RF Heating: The Effect of Vasculature Detailedness on Numerical Temperature Increase Estimations", 27th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Montreal, Canada, 2019, #734
Murbach M, Neufeld E, Liorni I, Kuster N, "Superadditive RF Heating in Gaps between Two Metallic Implants", 27th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Montreal, Canada, 2019, #4187
Seifert F and Ittermann B, "High precision MR-TEM cell for in-situ calibration of RF field probes in clinical MR systems", 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Paris, France, 2018, #1715
Liorni I, Neufeld E, Kuehn S, Murbach M, Kuster N, "MRI Implant Safety: Novel Mechanistic Model and Safety Assessment Approach for Small Implants and Abandonded Leads", 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Paris, France, 2018, #4069
Murbach M, Zastrow E, Neufeld E, Samaras T, Kainz W, Kuster N, "MRI Safety Assessment of Orthopedic Implants on the Bone Surface via the Induced Tangential E-fields", 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Paris, France, 2018, #647
Murbach M, Zastrow E, Kuster N, "Virtual Population Based Correlations between B1+, Whole-Body and Local SAR", 26th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Paris, France, 2018, #4391