在基于阿加的幻影中估计质子共振频率系数
Antria Filippou1, Nikolas Evripidou1, Andreas Georgiou1
1Department of Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and Informatics, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Journal of medical physics
|August 12, 2024
概括
针对聚焦超声波研究的阿加尔幻影进行了测试. 新的幻影配方具有特定的和二氧化度,提高了磁共振温度计的准确性,以便在处理过程中更好地监测温度.
科学领域:
- 生物医学工程 生物医学工程
- 声学 声学 在声学方面
- 医疗成像医学成像
背景情况:
- 基于阿加的幻影被广泛用于高强度聚焦超声波 (HIFU) 研究.
- 磁共振成像 (MRI) 首选用于HIFU指导和通过质子共振频率 (PRF) 转移MR温度计监测温度.
- 精确的MR温度计依赖于精确的PRF系数值,这些系数值可以根据幻影组成而有所不同.
研究的目的:
- 为了估计基于阿加的幻影的PRF系数.
- 为了研究和二氧化度对PRF系数的影响.
- 在HIFU研究中确定最佳的幻影组合,用于准确的MR温度计.
主要方法:
- 准备了7个幻影,其度不同于 (2-6% w/v) 和二氧化 (0-8% w/v).
- 幻影在30多年的不同声学功率下进行了超声波检测,无论是在实验室还是3T核磁共振扫描仪中.
- 通过将梯度序列的相位变化与热电偶测量的温度变化相关联,计算出PRF系数.
主要成果:
- 在相位移和温度变化之间发现了强烈的线性关系 (R2=0.9707-0.9991).
- 估计的PRF系数在 -0.00336 ± 0.00029 到 -0.00934 ± 0.00050 ppm/°C 之间.
- 校准的PRF系数产生的温度变化比文献值高1.01-3.01倍,度显示出强烈的负相关性.
结论:
- 具有6% w/v 和0-8% w/v 的幻影最好模仿组织PRF系数.
- 这些优化的幻影被推用于HIFU研究.
- 使用这些估计的PRF系数可以提高MR温度计的准确性并改善HIFU协议评估.
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