Interleaved echo‐planar imaging for fast multiplanar magnetic resonance temperature imaging of ultrasound thermal ablation therapy

To develop a multiplanar magnetic resonance temperature imaging (MRTI) technique based on interleaved gradient‐echo echo‐planar imaging (EPI), verify in phantom, develop software tools to process and display data on a clinical scanner in near real‐time, and demonstrate feasibility to monitor ultrasound thermal ablation therapy in vivo.

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