% % Tutorials / 7T MRI Loop Coil % % Describtion at: % http://openems.de/index.php/Tutorial:_MRI_Loop_Coil % % Tested with % - openEMS v0.0.31 % - Matlab 7.12.0 (R2011a) % % (C) 2013 Thorsten Liebig close all clear clc %% setup the simulation physical_constants; %get some physical constants like c0 and MUE0 unit = 1e-3; % all length in mm % Loop-Coil parameter loop.length = 80; % length of the loop (in z-direction) loop.width = 60; % width of the loop (in y-direction) loop.strip_width = 5; % metal strip width loop.strip_N_cells = 3; % number of cells over the strip length loop.air_gap = loop.strip_width/3; % air gap width for lumped capacitors loop.pos_x = -130; % position of loop loop.C_gap = 5.4e-12; % lumped cap value loop.port_R = 10; % feeding port resistance %% define the human body model (virtual family) % set file name for human body model to create with "Convert_VF_DiscMaterial" % the file name should contain a full path body_model_file = [pwd '/Ella_centered_298MHz.h5']; % convert only part of the model (head/shoulder section) body_model_range = {[],[],[-0.85 -0.4]}; VF_raw_filesuffix = '/home/thorsten/Simulation/Virtual Family Voxel Models V1.0/Ella_26y_V2_1mm/Ella_26y_V2_1mm'; VF_mat_db_file = '/home/thorsten/Simulation/Virtual Family Voxel Models V1.0/DB_h5_20120711_SEMCADv14.8.h5'; % delete(body_model_file); % uncomment to delete old model if something changed % convert model (if it does not exist) Convert_VF_DiscMaterial(VF_raw_filesuffix, VF_mat_db_file, body_model_file, ... 'Frequency', 298e6, 'Center', 1, ... 'Range', body_model_range); % rotate model to face the nose in x-dir, and translate body_model_transform = {'Rotate_X',pi,'Rotate_Z',pi/2, ... 'Translate',[0,5,-720]}; % the head should + part of shoulder should fit this box body_box.start = [-120 -150 -200]; body_box.stop = [+100 +150 +130]; % box with high res mesh mesh_box.start = [-120 -80 -120]; mesh_box.stop = [+100 +80 +120]; mesh_box.resolution = 2; %% some mesh parameter Air_Box = 150; % size of the surrounding air box (150mm) %% setup FDTD parameter & excitation function % init FDTD structure FDTD = InitFDTD( 'EndCriteria', 1e-4, 'CellConstantMaterial', 0); % define gaussian pulse excitation signal f0 = 298e6; % center frequency fc = 300e6; % 20 dB corner frequency FDTD = SetGaussExcite( FDTD, f0, fc ); % setup boundary conditions BC = {'MUR' 'MUR' 'MUR' 'MUR' 'MUR' 'MUR'}; % boundary conditions FDTD = SetBoundaryCond( FDTD, BC ); %% setup CSXCAD geometry & mesh CSX = InitCSX(); %% create loop % setup all properties needed CSX = AddMetal( CSX, 'loop' ); CSX = AddLumpedElement( CSX, 'caps_y', 1, 'C', loop.C_gap); CSX = AddLumpedElement( CSX, 'caps_z', 2, 'C', loop.C_gap); % horizontal (y-direction) strips start = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2 -loop.length/2]; stop = [loop.pos_x -loop.air_gap/2 -loop.length/2+loop.strip_width]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2 loop.length/2 ]; stop = [loop.pos_x -loop.air_gap/2 loop.length/2-loop.strip_width]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2 -loop.length/2]; stop = [loop.pos_x loop.air_gap/2 -loop.length/2+loop.strip_width]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2 loop.length/2 ]; stop = [loop.pos_x loop.air_gap/2 loop.length/2-loop.strip_width]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); % vertical (z-direction) strips start = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2 -loop.length/2+loop.strip_width]; stop = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2+loop.strip_width -loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2 loop.length/2-loop.strip_width]; stop = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2+loop.strip_width loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2 -loop.length/2+loop.strip_width]; stop = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2-loop.strip_width -loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2 loop.length/2-loop.strip_width ]; stop = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2-loop.strip_width loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'loop',10,start,stop); % add the lumped capacities start = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2+loop.strip_width/2-loop.air_gap/2 -loop.air_gap/2]; stop = [loop.pos_x -loop.width/2+loop.strip_width/2+loop.air_gap/2 +loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'caps_z',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2-loop.strip_width/2-loop.air_gap/2 -loop.air_gap/2]; stop = [loop.pos_x loop.width/2-loop.strip_width/2+loop.air_gap/2 +loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'caps_z',10,start,stop); start = [loop.pos_x -loop.air_gap/2 loop.length/2-loop.strip_width/2-loop.air_gap/2]; stop = [loop.pos_x +loop.air_gap/2 loop.length/2-loop.strip_width/2+loop.air_gap/2]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'caps_y',10,start,stop); % add a lumped port as excitation start = [loop.pos_x -loop.air_gap/2 -loop.length/2+loop.strip_width/2-loop.air_gap/2]; stop = [loop.pos_x +loop.air_gap/2 -loop.length/2+loop.strip_width/2+loop.air_gap/2]; [CSX port] = AddLumpedPort(CSX, 100, 1, loop.port_R, start, stop, [0 1 0], true); %% define human body model CSX = AddDiscMaterial(CSX, 'body_model', 'File', body_model_file, 'Scale', 1/unit, 'Transform', body_model_transform); CSX = AddBox(CSX, 'body_model', 0, body_box.start, body_box.stop); %% finalize mesh % create loop mesh mesh = DetectEdges(CSX); % add a dense homegeneous mesh inside the human body model mesh.x = [mesh.x mesh_box.start(1) mesh_box.stop(1)]; mesh.y = [mesh.y mesh_box.start(2) mesh_box.stop(2)]; mesh.z = [mesh.z mesh_box.start(3) mesh_box.stop(3)]; % add lines in x-dir for the loop and a cell centered around 0 mesh.x = [mesh.x loop.pos_x -mesh_box.resolution/2 mesh_box.resolution/2]; % smooth the mesh for the loop & body mesh = SmoothMesh(mesh, mesh_box.resolution); % add air spacer mesh.x = [-Air_Box+mesh.x(1) mesh.x mesh.x(end)+Air_Box]; mesh.y = [-Air_Box+mesh.y(1) mesh.y mesh.y(end)+Air_Box]; mesh.z = [-Air_Box+mesh.z(1) mesh.z mesh.z(end)+Air_Box]; mesh = SmoothMesh(mesh, c0 / (f0+fc) / unit / 10, 1.5, 'algorithm', 1); %% Add Dump boxes (2D boxes) for H and SAR on xy- and xz-plane CSX = AddDump(CSX,'Hf_xy','DumpType',11,'FileType',1,'Frequency',f0); CSX = AddBox(CSX,'Hf_xy',0, body_box.start.*[1 1 0], body_box.stop.*[1 1 0]); CSX = AddDump(CSX,'SAR_xy','DumpType',20,'DumpMode',2,'FileType',1,'Frequency',f0); CSX = AddBox(CSX,'SAR_xy',0, body_box.start.*[1 1 0], body_box.stop.*[1 1 0]); CSX = AddDump(CSX,'Hf_xz','DumpType',11,'FileType',1,'Frequency',f0); CSX = AddBox(CSX,'Hf_xz',0, body_box.start.*[1 0 1], body_box.stop.*[1 0 1]); CSX = AddDump(CSX,'SAR_xz','DumpType',20,'DumpMode',2,'FileType',1,'Frequency',f0); CSX = AddBox(CSX,'SAR_xz',0, body_box.start.*[1 0 1], body_box.stop.*[1 0 1]); %% add 10 lines in all direction to make space for PML or MUR absorbing %% boundary conditions mesh = AddPML(mesh, 10); %% finaly define the FDTD mesh grid disp(['number of cells: ' num2str(1e-6*numel(mesh.x)*numel(mesh.y)*numel(mesh.z)) ' Mcells']) CSX = DefineRectGrid( CSX, unit, mesh ); %% prepare simulation folder Sim_Path = ['tmp_' mfilename]; Sim_CSX = [mfilename '.xml']; [status, message, messageid] = rmdir( Sim_Path, 's' ); % clear previous directory [status, message, messageid] = mkdir( Sim_Path ); % create empty simulation folder %% write openEMS compatible xml-file WriteOpenEMS( [Sim_Path '/' Sim_CSX], FDTD, CSX ); %% show the structure and export as vtk data automatically CSXGeomPlot( [Sim_Path '/' Sim_CSX] , ['--export-polydata-vtk=' Sim_Path ' --RenderDiscMaterial -v']); %% run openEMS RunOpenEMS( Sim_Path, Sim_CSX); %% postprocessing & do the plots freq = linspace( f0-fc, f0+fc, 501 ); port = calcPort(port, Sim_Path, freq); Zin = port.uf.tot ./ port.if.tot; s11 = port.uf.ref ./ port.uf.inc; P_in = real(0.5 * port.uf.tot .* conj(port.if.tot)); % antenna feed power % get the feeding power for frequency f0 P0_in = interp1(freq, P_in, f0); %% % plot reflection coefficient S11 figure h = plot( freq/1e6, 20*log10(abs(s11)), 'k-', 'Linewidth', 2 ); grid on title( 'reflection coefficient S_{11}' ); xlabel( 'frequency f / MHz' ); ylabel( 'reflection coefficient |S_{11}| (dB)' ); % plot feed point admittance figure h = plot( freq/1e6, real(1./Zin), 'k-', 'Linewidth', 2 ); hold on grid on plot( freq/1e6, imag(1./Zin), 'r--', 'Linewidth', 2 ); title( 'feed port admittance' ); xlabel( 'frequency f (MHz)' ); ylabel( 'admittance Y_{in} (S)' ); legend( 'real', 'imag' ); %% read SAR values on a xy-plane (range) [SAR SAR_mesh] = ReadHDF5Dump([Sim_Path '/SAR_xy.h5']); SAR = SAR.FD.values{1}/P0_in; % SAR plot figure() subplot(1,2,1); [X Y] = ndgrid(SAR_mesh.lines{1},SAR_mesh.lines{2}); colormap('hot'); h = pcolor(X,Y,(squeeze(SAR))); % h = pcolor(X,Y,log10(squeeze(SAR))); set(h,'EdgeColor','none'); xlabel('x -->'); ylabel('y -->'); title('local SAR'); axis equal tight %% read SAR values on a xz-plane (range) [SAR SAR_mesh] = ReadHDF5Dump([Sim_Path '/SAR_xz.h5']); SAR = SAR.FD.values{1}/P0_in; % SAR plot subplot(1,2,2); [X Z] = ndgrid(SAR_mesh.lines{1},SAR_mesh.lines{3}); colormap('hot'); h = pcolor(X,Z,(squeeze(SAR))); % h = pcolor(X,Y,log10(squeeze(SAR))); set(h,'EdgeColor','none'); xlabel('x -->'); ylabel('z -->'); title('local SAR'); axis equal tight %% plot B1+/- on an xy-plane [H_field H_mesh] = ReadHDF5Dump([Sim_Path '/Hf_xy.h5']); % calc Bx,By, B1p, B1m normalize to the input-power Bx = MUE0*H_field.FD.values{1}(:,:,:,1)/sqrt(P0_in); By = MUE0*H_field.FD.values{1}(:,:,:,2)/sqrt(P0_in); B1p = 0.5*(Bx+1j*By); B1m = 0.5*(Bx-1j*By); % create a 2D grid to plot on [X Y] = ndgrid(H_mesh.lines{1},H_mesh.lines{2}); Dump2VTK([Sim_Path '/B1p_xy.vtk'], abs(B1p), H_mesh, 'B-Field'); Dump2VTK([Sim_Path '/B1m_xy.vtk'], abs(B1m), H_mesh, 'B-Field'); % B1+ plot figure() subplot(1,2,1); h = pcolor(X,Y,log10(abs(B1p))); set(h,'EdgeColor','none'); xlabel('x -->'); ylabel('y -->'); title('B_1^+ field (dB)'); axis equal tight % B1- plot subplot(1,2,2); h = pcolor(X,Y,log10(abs(B1m))); set(h,'EdgeColor','none'); xlabel('x -->'); ylabel('y -->'); title('B_1^- field (dB)'); axis equal tight %% plot B1+/- on an xz-plane [H_field H_mesh] = ReadHDF5Dump([Sim_Path '/Hf_xz.h5']); % calc Bx,By, B1p, B1m normalize to the input-power Bx = MUE0*H_field.FD.values{1}(:,:,:,1)/sqrt(P0_in); By = MUE0*H_field.FD.values{1}(:,:,:,2)/sqrt(P0_in); B1p = 0.5*(Bx+1j*By); B1m = 0.5*(Bx-1j*By); % create a 2D grid to plot on [X Z] = ndgrid(H_mesh.lines{1},H_mesh.lines{3}); Dump2VTK([Sim_Path '/B1p_xz.vtk'], abs(B1p), H_mesh, 'B-Field'); Dump2VTK([Sim_Path '/B1m_xz.vtk'], abs(B1m), H_mesh, 'B-Field'); % B1+ plot figure() subplot(1,2,1); h = pcolor(X,Z,log10(squeeze(abs(B1p)))); set(h,'EdgeColor','none'); xlabel('x -->'); ylabel('z -->'); title('B_1^+ field (dB)'); axis equal tight % B1- plot subplot(1,2,2); h = pcolor(X,Z,log10(squeeze(abs(B1m)))); set(h,'EdgeColor','none'); xlabel('x -->'); ylabel('z -->'); title('B_1^- field (dB)'); axis equal tight %% dump to vtk to view in Paraview ConvertHDF5_VTK([Sim_Path '/SAR_xy.h5'],[Sim_Path '/SAR_xy'], 'weight', 1/P0_in, 'FieldName', 'SAR'); ConvertHDF5_VTK([Sim_Path '/SAR_xz.h5'],[Sim_Path '/SAR_xz'], 'weight', 1/P0_in, 'FieldName', 'SAR'); %% ConvertHDF5_VTK([Sim_Path '/Hf_xy.h5'],[Sim_Path '/B1_xy'], 'weight', MUE0/sqrt(P0_in), 'FieldName', 'B1-field'); ConvertHDF5_VTK([Sim_Path '/Hf_xz.h5'],[Sim_Path '/B1_xz'], 'weight', MUE0/sqrt(P0_in), 'FieldName', 'B1-field');