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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 05, 2008
Wen-yih Isaac Tseng, Taipei, TW;
Hsu-hsia Peng, Taipei, TW;
Teng-yi Huang, Taipei, TW;
Hsiao-wen Chung, Taipei, TW;
Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng, Taipei, TW;
Hsu-Hsia Peng, Taipei, TW;
Teng-Yi Huang, Taipei, TW;
Hsiao-Wen Chung, Taipei, TW;
National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli County, TW;
Abstract
In one aspect, in general, a method is provided for detecting temperature and protein denaturation of a tissue during thermal therapy. The method includes generating a plurality of MR pulse sequences that include a first group of pulse sequences and a second group of pulse sequences, and receiving a plurality of response signals that include a first and second group of response signals in response to the first and second groups of pulse sequences, respectively. A first information associated with a degree of protein denaturation of the tissue is determined based on the first and second groups of response signals. A second information associated with a temperature of the tissue is determined based on at least some of the plurality of response signals.