Abstract #2907

Reliablity of MRSI Brain Temperature Mapping at 1.5T and 3T

Michael J. Thrippleton¹, Jehill Parikh¹, Bridget Harris², Scott I. Semple³, Peter J. Andrews², Joanna M. Wardlaw¹, Ian Marshall¹

¹Brain Research Imaging Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom; ²Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom; ³Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Lothian, United Kingdom

MRSI brain temperature mapping at 3T confers a small advantage compared with 1.5T with regard to precision. The largest source of variation arises between voxels.