Multinuclear absolute magnetic resonance thermometry

Abstract

Non-invasive measurement of absolute temperature is important for proper characterization of various pathologies and for evaluation of thermal dose during interventional procedures. The proton magnetic resonance (MR) frequency shift method can be used to map relative temperature changes in tissues; however, spatiotemporal variations in the main magnetic field and the lack of an internal frequency reference at each location challenge the determination of absolute temperature. Here, we introduce a novel multinuclear method for absolute MR thermometry, based on the fact that the proton and sodium nuclei exhibit a unique and distinct characteristic frequency dependence with temperature. A one-to-one mapping between the precession frequency difference of the two nuclei and absolute temperature is demonstrated. Proof-of-concept experiments were conducted in aqueous solutions with different NaCl concentrations, in agarose gel samples, and in freshly excised ex vivo mouse * Shared last authorship

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