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Non-invasive temperature imaging of muscles with magnetic resonance imaging using spin-echo sequences
Authors:Dr. E. Mietzsch  M. Koch  M. Schaldach  J. Werner  B. Bellenberg  K. U. Wentz
Affiliation:(1) Department of Biomedical Engineering, Medical Faculty, Ruhr-University, MA4/59, D-44780 Bochum, Germany;(2) Research and Development Center for Microtherapy, Bochum, Germany;(3) Department of Radiology, Division for Magnetic Resonance, Kantonsspital Winterthur, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland
Abstract:
The application of spin-echo magnetic resonance imaging sequences on non-invasive temperature imaging for temperature mapping of human limbs is investigated. In an in vitro expriment performed on a meat sample, the equilibrium magnetisation P and the spin-lattice relaxation time T1 are calculated from the values for the repetition time TR and the signal intensities obtained by a spin-echo sequence at different tissue temperatures tures as measured by a fibre-optic probe. T1 is linearly correlated to the tissue temperature, and P is linearly correlated to the reciprocal value of the absolute temperature. Both effects, taken together, lead to a non-linear dependency of the signal intensity on temperature. Therefore a TR leading to maximum temperature dependency of the signal intensity is calculated and used in the futher experiments. In the in vivo experiments, the lower legs of two volunteers are cooled from outside. Images are acquired with a spin-echo sequence (1.5T, TR=1200 ms, TE=10 ms). A rise in signal intensity in the muscle with falling skin temperature is observed, particularly in more peripheral muscle layers. This study shows that spin-echo sequences can be used to monitor temperature changes and temperature differences in living muscle tissue.
Keywords:Body temperature  Magnetic resonance imaging  Thermography
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