TECHNIQUES FOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND CORRECTIONS IN LONG-TERM MAGNETIC RESONANCE THERMOMETRY
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1. A method of performing proton resonance frequency (PRF) based magnetic resonance (MR) temperature measurement, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring a first phase image of an MR imaging area having a known temperature distribution, the MR imaging area comprising an area of interest;
acquiring a second phase image of the MR imaging area subsequent to the acquisition of the first phase image;
determining, from the second phase image, one or more first corrections in one or more portions of the MR imaging area that have experienced a known or clinically insignificant change in temperature since the acquisition of the first phase image;
determining one or more second corrections in at least the area of interest by extrapolating the one or more first corrections; and
assigning a first set of one or more absolute temperatures to the area of interest based at least in part on (i) the known temperature distribution and (ii) the one or more second corrections.
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Abstract
Techniques for temperature measurement and correction in long-term MR thermometry utilize a known temperature distribution in an MR imaging area as a baseline for absolute temperature measurement. Phase shifts that arise from magnetic field drifts are detected in one or more portions of the MR imaging area, facilitating correction of temperature measurements in an area of interest.
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1. A method of performing proton resonance frequency (PRF) based magnetic resonance (MR) temperature measurement, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring a first phase image of an MR imaging area having a known temperature distribution, the MR imaging area comprising an area of interest; acquiring a second phase image of the MR imaging area subsequent to the acquisition of the first phase image; determining, from the second phase image, one or more first corrections in one or more portions of the MR imaging area that have experienced a known or clinically insignificant change in temperature since the acquisition of the first phase image; determining one or more second corrections in at least the area of interest by extrapolating the one or more first corrections; and assigning a first set of one or more absolute temperatures to the area of interest based at least in part on (i) the known temperature distribution and (ii) the one or more second corrections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for performing proton resonance frequency (PRF) based magnetic resonance (MR) temperature measurement, the system comprising:
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an MRI unit; a control module in communication with the MRI unit, and configured to cause the MRI unit to; acquire a first phase image of an MR imaging area having a known temperature distribution, the MR imaging area comprising an area of interest, and acquire a second phase image of the MR imaging area subsequent to the acquisition of the first phase image; and a processor module having access to image data acquired by the MRI unit, and configured to; determine, from the second phase image, one or more first corrections in one or more portions of the MR imaging area that have experienced a known or clinically insignificant change in temperature since the acquisition of the first phase image, determine one or more second corrections in at least the area of interest by extrapolating the one or more first corrections, and assigning a first set of one or more absolute temperatures to the area of interest based at least in part on (i) the known temperature distribution and (ii) the one or more second corrections. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-readable medium storing computer-executable codes for causing at least one processor to correct proton resonance frequency (PRF) based magnetic resonance (MR) temperature measurement, the computer-readable medium comprising:
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computer-executable code adapted to acquire a first phase image of an MR imaging area having a known temperature distribution, the MR imaging area comprising an area of interest; computer-executable code adapted to acquire a second phase image of the MR imaging area subsequent to the acquisition of the first phase image; computer-executable code adapted to determine, from the second phase image, one or more first corrections in one or more portions of the MR imaging area that have experienced a known or clinically insignificant change in temperature since the acquisition of the first phase image; computer-executable code adapted to determine one or more second corrections in at least the area of interest by extrapolating the one or more first corrections; and computer-executable code adapted to assign a first set of one or more absolute temperatures to the area of interest based at least in part on (i) the known temperature distribution and (ii) the one or more second corrections. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of performing proton resonance frequency (PRF) based magnetic resonance (MR) temperature measurement, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a temperature distribution in an area of interest; detecting a movement and/or deformation of the area of interest; transforming the temperature distribution into a new temperature distribution through image registration based on the detected movement and/or deformation; acquiring a first phase image of the area of interest subsequent to the detected movement and/or deformation; acquiring a second phase image of the area of interest subsequent to the acquisition of the first phase image; and assigning one or more absolute temperatures of the area of interest based at least in part on (i) the new temperature distribution and (ii) a difference between the second phase image and the first phase image. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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