Dual-Pathway Sequences for MR Thermometry: When and Where to Use Them

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Ciris P., Cheng C., Mei C., Panych L. P., Madore B.

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE, vol.77, no.3, pp.1193-1200, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 77 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1002/mrm.26177
  • Journal Name: MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1193-1200
  • Keywords: MR thermometry, multipathway sequences, temperature-to-noise ratio, PSIF, DESS, proton resonance frequency shift, NMR RELAXATION-TIMES, FREQUENCY-SHIFT, TISSUE-TYPE, IN-VIVO, TEMPERATURE, DEPENDENCE, ABLATION, MUSCLE, LIVER, LASER
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Dual-pathway sequences have been proposed to help improve the temperature-to-noise ratio (TNR) in MR thermometry. The present work establishes how much of an improvement these so-called "PSIF-FISP" sequences may bring in various organs and tissues.