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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medicine2017

Direct SAR mapping by thermoacoustic imaging: A feasibility study.

Simone A Winkler, Paul A Picot, Michael M Thornton, Brian K Rutt

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Article in Magnetic resonance in medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Simone A WinklerDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8080-9488
Paul A PicotEndra, Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Michael M ThorntonEndra, Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Brian K RuttDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

Funding

Training and DisseminationP41EB015891 · NIBIB · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GLOVER, GARY H · 2012 to 2019
$10.7M
Human Connectome Mapping Using Ultra-High-Resolution MRI: A Technological PathwayR00EB024341 · NIBIB · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI WINKLER, SIMONE ANGELA · 2019 to 2021
$726k
Human Connectome Mapping Using Ultra-High-Resolution MRI: A Technological PathwayK99EB024341 · NIBIB · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI WINKLER, SIMONE ANGELA · 2017 to 2018
$184k
NIBIB NIH HHS K99 EB024341NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015891NIBIB NIH HHS R00 EB024341
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo develop a new method capable of directly measuring specific absorption rate (SAR) deposited in tissue using the thermoacoustic signal induced by short radiofrequency (RF) pulse excitation. THEORY: A detailed model based on the thermoacoustic wave generation and propagation is presented.

methodsWe propose a new concept for direct measurement of SAR, to be used as a safety assessment/monitoring tool for MRI. The concept involves the use of short bursts of RF energy and the measurement of the resulting thermoacoustic excitation pattern by an array of ultrasound transducers, followed by image reconstruction to yield the 3D SAR distribution. We developed a simulation framework to model this thermoacoustic SAR mapping concept and verified the concept in vitro.

resultsSimulations show good agreement between reconstructed and original SAR distributions with an error of 4.2, 7.2, and 8.4% of the mean SAR values in axial, sagittal, and coronal planes and support the feasibility of direct experimental mapping of SAR distributions in vivo. The in vitro experiments show good agreement with theory (r

conclusionsA novel thermoacoustic method for in vivo mapping of local SAR patterns in MRI has been proposed and verified in simulation and in a phantom experiment. Magn Reson Med 78:1599-1606, 2017. © 2016 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

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Absorption, PhysicochemicalAcousticsComputer SimulationEquipment DesignFeasibility StudiesHeadHot TemperatureHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingModels, BiologicalPhantoms, Imagingsafetyspecific absorption ratethermoacoustics

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PMID27779779
PMCPMC5405009

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