Microwave and RF heating under noninvasive temperature measurement using Magnetic Resonance imaging scanner

Summary form only given, as follows. A new methodology for Magnetic Resonance (MR) scanner is discussed that applies not only for diagnosis but also for treatment. The temperature measurement procedure under MR is to obtain the phase shift of the longitudinal relaxation time of protons inside a sample material. The pulsed RF from MR is also applied for dielectric heating. The result shows the possibility of applying MR for temperature measurement as well as heating for hyperthermia treatment.