Continuous visual stimulation is associated with reduced occipital brain temperature measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy thermometry

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Document Type : Original Paper

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1 Department of Medical Imaging, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies P. O. Box TL 1883, Tamale-Dungu Campus

2 Department of Medical Imaging, School of Allied Health Sciences, University for Development Studies

10.22038/ijmp.2024.79155.2399

Abstract

Introduction

There is paucity of information about the impact of different neuroactivation paradigms on brain temperature changes in functional magnetic resonance spectroscopy (fMRS) studies. MRS thermometry was used to estimate the pattern of brain temperature changes with single and continuous neuroactivation paradigms.



Materials and Methods

Single-voxel MRS data was acquired from the visual cortex of four healthy volunteers, using the standard spin-echo Point-RESolved Spectroscopy (PRESS) localization sequence synchronized to single and continuous visual stimulation paradigms at 3.0 T. Blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) effects were estimated from changes in spectral peak height, linewidth, and area. Brain temperature was calculated by substituting the frequency offset of the water peak relative to the N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr) and choline (Cho) peaks into previously deduced calibration equations for each reference peak. BOLD and temperature changes from baseline were compared by paired t-test at a significant level of p < 0.05.



Results

In the single activation paradigm, Cho (p = 0.01) peak height, and NAA (p = 0.01) and Cr (p = 0.02) peak areas showed significant changes, without significant brain temperature change relative to all the three peaks (p > 0.05). In the continuous activation paradigm, Cr (p = 0.04) peak width showed significant change, with significant brain temperature changes relative to all the three reference peaks (p < 0.05).



Conclusion

Brain temperature significantly reduced with continuous visual activation, but not with single visual activation paradigms.

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Iranian Journal of Medical Physics

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 07 July 2024

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History

  • Receive Date: 06 April 2024
  • Revise Date: 24 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 07 July 2024

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