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ArticleNeuroradiology2023

Brain temperature remains stable during the day: a study of diffusion-weighted imaging thermometry in healthy individuals.

Daisuke Horiuchi, Taro Shimono, Hiroyuki Tatekawa, Taro Tsukamoto, Hirotaka Takita, Shu Matsushita, Yukio Miki

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Daisuke HoriuchiDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan. horiuchidaisuke1004@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8929-8098
Taro ShimonoDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5847-6587
Hiroyuki TatekawaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8050-4895
Taro TsukamotoDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0392-9689
Hirotaka TakitaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, 1-4-3, Asahi-machi, Abeno-ku, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2860-4503
Shu MatsushitaDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1132-9736
Yukio MikiDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0621-0044

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purposeTo investigate the daily fluctuations in brain temperature in healthy individuals using magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) thermometry and to clarify the associations between the brain and body temperatures and sex.

methodsThirty-two age-matched healthy male and female volunteers (male = 16, 20-38 years) were recruited between July 2021 and January 2022. Brain MR examinations were performed in the morning and evening phases on the same day to calculate the brain temperatures using DWI thermometry. Body temperature was also measured in each MR examination. Group comparisons of body and brain temperatures between the two phases were performed using paired t-tests. A multiple linear regression model was used to predict the morning brain temperature using sex, evening brain temperature, and the interaction between sex and evening brain temperature as covariates.

resultsBody temperatures were significantly higher in the evening than in the morning in all participants, male group, and female group (p < 0.001, = 0001, and < 0.001, respectively). Meanwhile, no significant difference was observed between the morning and evening brain temperatures in each analysis (p = 0.23, 0.70, and 0.16, respectively). Multiple linear regression analysis showed significant associations of morning brain temperature with sex (p = 0.038), evening brain temperature (p < 0.001), and the interaction between sex and evening brain temperature (p = 0.036).

conclusionUnlike body temperature, brain temperature showed no significant daily fluctuations; however, daily fluctuations in brain temperature may vary depending on sex.

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Body TemperatureThermometryBrainDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansMaleTemperatureBrain temperatureDaily fluctuationDiffusion-weighted imaging thermometryMagnetic resonance thermometry

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