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Abstract #4669

The Use of MR Thermometry in Legal Medicine: A Feasibility Study Utilizing Rat Rectal Temperature.

Hideto Kuribayashi1, Fanlai Cui2, Keiko Hirakawa2, Yoshimasa Kanawaku3, Youkichi Ohno2

1Varian Technologies Japan Limited, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan; 2Nippon Medical School; 3National Defence Medical College


Proton resonance frequency-shift based MR temperature imaging was introduced into the rectal temperature measurement in cooling dead bodies in order to estimate the time of death in legal medicine. A series of MR temperature difference maps in cooling dead rats could be obtained. Moreover, distribution of cooling rates among pelvic tissues was observed and shown to be related to body position.