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Abstract #1559

A Computationally Efficient Real-Time Hybrid MR Thermometry for MRI-Guided RF Ablation

Peng Wang1, Madhav Venkateswaran2, Krishna Kurpad3, Orhan Unal1

1Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States; 2Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States; 3Radiology, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI, United States

Proton resonance frequency (PRF) shift-based MR thermometry provides a non-invasive temperature mapping method for monitoring the progress of RF ablation therapies. Multi-baseline and referenceless methods have been used to address the complications caused by motion in standard PRF method. In this work, we present a computationally efficient and simplified real-time hybrid (multi-baseline + referenceless) MR thermometry technique for monitoring MR-guided thermal therapies.

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