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Non‐invasive temperature imaging with thulium 1,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane‐1,4,7,10‐tetramethyl‐1,4,7,10‐tetraacetic acid (TmDOTMA − )
Author(s) -
Pakin Sait Kubilay,
Hekmatyar S. K.,
Hopewell Paige,
Babsky Andriy,
Bansal Navin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
nmr in biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1099-1492
pISSN - 0952-3480
DOI - 10.1002/nbm.1010
Subject(s) - thulium , lanthanide , nuclear magnetic resonance , dota , chemistry , paramagnetism , imaging phantom , signal (programming language) , gadolinium , analytical chemistry (journal) , nuclear medicine , materials science , chelation , ion , doping , medicine , inorganic chemistry , optoelectronics , chromatography , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Non‐invasive thermometry using hyperfine‐shifted MR signals from paramagnetic lanthanide complexes has attracted attention recently because the chemical shifts of these complexes are many times more sensitive to temperature than the water 1 H signal. Among all the lanthanide complexes examined thus far, thulium tetramethyl‐1,4,7,10‐tetraazacyclododecane‐1,4,7,10‐tetraacetate (TmDOTMA − ) appears to be the most suitable for MR thermometry. In this paper, the feasibility of imaging the methyl 1 H signal from TmDOTMA − using a frequency‐selective radiofrequency excitation pulse and chemical shift‐selective (CHESS) water suppression is demonstrated. A temperature imaging method using a phase‐sensitive spin‐echo imaging sequence was validated in phantom experiments. A comparison of regional temperature changes measured with fiber‐optic probes and the temperatures calculated from the phase shift near each probe showed that the accuracy of imaging the temperature with TmDOTMA − is at least 0.1–0.2°C. The feasibility of imaging temperature changes in an intact rat at 0.5–0.6 mmol/kg dose in only a few minutes is demonstrated. Similar to commonly used MRI contrast agents, the lanthanide complex does not cross the blood–brain barrier. TmDOTMA − may prove useful for temperature imaging in many biomedical applications but further studies relating to acceptable dose and signal‐to‐noise ratio are necessary before clinical applications. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.