Interventional MR thermometry has the potential to increase the success rate of the radio-frequency cardiac ablative procedure by allowing real-time monitoring of the lesion growth. Available methods are dependent on ECG-gating, which is poorly reliable in arrhythmic conditions. We propose a new approach based on radial continuous gradient echo acquisition combined with concomitant 2D intra-scan motion correction and direct estimation of the temperature from k-space data which could be a robust alternative to the more classical but ECG-triggered and artifact-prone EPI methods.
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