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IN MRI If the scanner room is shielded against
radiofrequencies, how do you get tubes, pipes
and wires through the walls?  
It is true that the MR scanner room is well-shielded against radiofrequencies going in or out by virtue of its magnetic
Home cage construction. Any structure (e.g., wire, pipe, or duct) traversing the wall must pass through a penetration panel that
contains RF-filters and waveguides.
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An RF-bandstop filter is a passive electronic element consisting of
inductive and capacitive components placed in series with the
…Magnets & Scanners
electrical line that penetrates the enclosure. This filter allows
...Safety and Screening passage of all frequencies except those in a narrow range
surrounding the Larmor frequency.
…The NMR Phenomenon
For pipes, ducts, fiber optic cables, and tubing a different type of
…Pulse Sequences filter is needed, called a waveguide. The type of waveguide used in
MR facilities is usually a circular (cylindrical) type with a cutoff well
…Making an Image above the Larmor frequency. In the range of frequencies used in
MRI (10-300 MHz) a cylinder with a length:width ratio of 4:1 or
…K-space & Rapid Imaging greater will be effective at blocking radiofrequencies in the desired
range. For those interested in the underlying theory for how this
…Contrast Agents & Blood works, an advanced reference is provided. 

…Cardiovascular and MRA

…MR Artifacts
Penetration panel with protruding waveguide
…Functional Imaging though which hoses and tubes may be passed.
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…MR Spectroscopy

...New/Advanced Topics
References
Copyright/Legal       ETS-Lindgren. MRI shielding architectural site planning guide. September, 2009:1-34.
      Poole I. Waveguide cutoff frequency. Radio-electronics.com. (A brief explanation of how waveguides work).
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