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Magnetic Resonance Elastography is usually employing continuous shear waves; but induction of a continuous electrical current by the coil could affect MRI measurements, so "repetitive transient" excitations, which would lead to a continuous wave, could be used.
\subsection{Displacement amplitude}
In our numerical study, Lorentz force magnitude reached about 20 N.m$^{-3}$ for a 150 mT permanent magnetic field and a 5 S.m$^{-1}$ medium. Numerous measurements of grey and white matter electrical conductivity have been performed, and results vary from 0.02 to 2 S.m$^{-1}$ \cite{19636081}.
The Using an average value of 0.5 S.m$^{-1}$, in a 1.5 T MRI system, the Lorentz force would reach a magnitude of about
8 500 N.m$^{-3}$.
This is comparable to the magnitude of We can compare this value with the acoustic radiation force used for shear wave
elastography: this force, elastography. This force is calculated with the equation
$f $f_{ARFI} = 2 \alpha I
\Delta t / c$,
with where $\alpha$
is the attenuation
of in the medium, $I$
the ultrasound
intensity, $\Delta t$ duration of force application intensity and $c$
the speed of
sound, is about 360 N.m$^{-3}$ (using sound. Using Nightingale's
parameters \cite{Nightingale_2002}: $\alpha$ parameter (), ($\alpha$ = 0.4 Np.cm$^{-1}$, $I$ =
1000 2.4 to 15 W.cm$^{-2}$,
$\Delta t$ = 0.7 ms, $c$ = 1540
m.s$^{-1}$). m.s$^{-1}$), $f_{ARFI}$ ranges from 1500 to 9700 N.m$^{-3}$, which leads to respective displacement from 2.9 to 18 $\mu$m. Lorentz force is about one order of magnitude smaller, but stays in the
We found in our numerical study a displacement slightly higher than the experimental value in the phantom. Various factors like viscosity and border effects, which were not included in our model, could explain this difference. Moreover, there are uncertainties about electrical current amplitude and shape in the coil, as constructor values were used, and about electrical conductivity of the medium, as the electrical conductivity is not entirely determined by the concentration in salt.