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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2025

EPI proton resonant frequency temperature mapping at 0.5T in the brain: Comparison to single-echo gradient recalled echo.

Diego F Martinez, Curtis N Wiens, Chad T Harris, William B Handler, Blaine A Chronik

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5 authors.

Diego F MartinezThe xMR Labs, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-4272-7782
Curtis N WiensResearch and Development, Synaptive Medical, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chad T HarrisResearch and Development, Synaptive Medical, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
William B HandlerThe xMR Labs, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Blaine A ChronikThe xMR Labs, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEvaluate the use of both single-echo gradient recalled echo (SE-GRE) and EPI approaches to creating temperature maps on a mid-field head-only scanner, both in vivo and on a tissue mimicking gel.

methodsThree 2D protocols were investigated (an SE-GRE, single-shot EPI, and an averaged single-shot EPI). The protocols used either a gradient recalled acquisition or an echo planar acquisition, with EPI parameters optimized for the longer

resultsThe use of an EPI protocol for thermometry improved temperature precision in a temperature control phantom and provided an 18% improvement in temperature measurement precision in vivo. Temperature tracking using a fast (<2 s) update rate EPI thermometry sequence provided a similar precision to the slower SE-GRE protocol.

conclusionWhile SE-GRE PRF thermometry shows good performance, EPI methods offer improved tracking precision or update rate, making them a better option for thermometry in the brain at mid-field.

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Body TemperatureBrainEcho-Planar ImagingThermographyAlgorithmsHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingPhantoms, ImagingProtonsReproducibility of ResultsTemperatureThermometryProtonsEcho planar imaginggradient recalled Echomagnetic resonance imagingMRI phantomtemperature mappingthermometry

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PMID39529375
PMCPMC11782719

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