Abstract
Purpose: To present preliminary, in vivo temperature measurements during MRI of a pig implanted with a deep brain stimulation (DBS) system. Materials and Methods: DBS system (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN) was implanted in the brain of an anesthetized pig. 3.0-T MRI was performed with a T/R head coil using the low-SAR GRE EPI and IR-prepped GRE sequences (SAR: 0.42 and 0.39. W/kg, respectively), and the high-SAR 4-echo RF spin echo (SAR: 2.9. W/kg). Fluoroptic thermometry was used to directly measure RF-related heating at the DBS electrodes, and at the implantable pulse generator (IPG). For reference the measurements were repeated in the same pig at 1.5. T and, at both field strengths, in a phantom. Results: At 3.0. T, the maximal temperature elevations at DBS electrodes were 0.46. °C and 2.3. °C, for the low- and high-SAR sequences, respectively. No heating was observed on the implanted IPG during any of the measurements. Measurements of in vivo heating differed from those obtained in the phantom. Conclusion: The 3.0-T MRI using GRE EPI and IR-prepped GRE sequences resulted in local temperature elevations at DBS electrodes of no more than 0.46. °C. Although no extrapolation should be made to human exams and much further study will be needed, these preliminary data are encouraging for the future use 3.0-T MRI in patients with DBS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 783-788 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- 3.0T
- DBS
- Deep brain stimulation
- FMRI
- MRI
- Medical device safety
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biophysics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging