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Investigate how magnetic nanoparticles affect nuclear relaxation in agar gel to enable temperature mapping via MRI.

January 22, 2026Open Access

Nuclear relaxation in agar gel in the presence of highly concentrated PEG coated magnetic nanoparticles at low magnetic fields. Application of temperature dependent weighting for MRI thermometry

JHJ HankiewiczNational Institute of Standards and Technology GPGiacomo ParigiInteruniversity Consortium for Magnetic Resonance ZCZ. CelińskiUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs

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Investigate how magnetic nanoparticles affect nuclear relaxation in agar gel to enable temperature mapping via MRI.
Used agar gel infused with PEG coated magnetic nanoparticles
Measured nuclear relaxation times at low magnetic fields
Applied temperature dependent weighting for MRI analysis
Altered nuclear relaxation times in the presence of magnetic nanoparticles
Demonstrated effective temperature mapping in agar gel
Showed potential for MRI thermometry in medical applications

Abstract

Magnetic nanoparticles can be employed to map the temperature of the human body using MRI because their presence influences water protons nuclear relaxation times.

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