SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING METABOLIC RATE USING TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

摘要

A method for determining a metabolic rate of a portion of a body of a patient. The method includes obtaining magnetic resonance information from the portion of the body after introduction of a fluid and determining a magnetic resonance parameter using the magnetic resonance information. The memod'rarther includes using the magnetic resonance parameter to determine a temperature differential in the portion of the body and using the temperature differential to determine a metabolic rate of the portion of the body.