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Abstract #3870

A novel method for temperature mapping in fatty tissues based on Z-Spectrum MRI with binomial pulse

Alessandro Scotti1,2, Jin Gao3, Weiguo Li3, Mehran Shaghaghi1, Fred Damen1, and Kejia Cai1,2
1Radiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, 2Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States, 3Research Resource Center, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

The measurement of temperature in fatty tissues remains a challenge, since the presence of fat protons modifies the phase difference and therefore introduces errors in the quantification from proton resonance frequency shift. By using Z-spectrum MRI, combined with a Jump-Return binomial pulse preparation, we create a sinusoidal variation of the signal as a function of the resonance frequency. The magnitude-based readout eliminates the risk of phase-related artifacts and allows to measure the subtle shifts of water resonance and therefore the temperature, even in fatty tissues. We tested the sequence in mice and cream phantom.

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