Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
362-01-008 ISMRM Abstract

Gradient Echo Planar Spectroscopic Imaging (GREPSI) for true brain temperature measurement

Primary: Interventional - Thermometry/Thermotherapy
Secondary: Acquisition & Reconstruction - Spectroscopy and spectroscopic imaging
362-01-008 · Neuro Sequences, Applications, and Traveling Phantoms · Monday, 11 May, 8:20 AM–9:15 AM · Digital Posters Row C
Keywords: 3D magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging Echo-planar imaging Temperature Echoplana spectroscopic imaging
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Dennis Parker1, Henrik Odéen 1, Peyton Wong1, Seong-Eun Kim1, Wesley J Judd1, Duane D Blatter1
1Utah Center for Advanced Imaging Research, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States of America
Presenting Author: Henrik Odéen

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