Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
569-05-008 ISMRM Abstract

Absolute MR Thermometry for RF Safety Assessment Using Spectroscopy and Metabolite Cycling

Primary: Physics & Engineering - Safety
Secondary: Contrast Mechanisms - Thermometry
569-05-008 · Spectroscopy and Spectroscopic Imaging: Methods · Wednesday, 13 May, 4:00 PM–4:55 PM · Digital Posters Row J
Keywords: MR spectroscopy RF Safety Rf heating Temperature Proton resonance frequency shift
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Mathijs Kikken 1,2,3, Koen Custers2,3, Ettore Flavio Meliado1,4, Cornelis A van den Berg1,5, Alexander Raaijmakers1,2,3
1Computational Imaging Group for MRI Therapy & Diagnostics, Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
3Precision Imaging Group, Center for Image Sciences, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
4Tesla Dynamic Coils, Zaltbommel, Netherlands
5Department of Radiotherapy, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Presenting Author: Mathijs Kikken

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