L’objectif principal du projet concerne l’étude sous contrôle IRM de nouveaux transducteurs HIFU pour la thérapie. Le premier sous-projet vise la caractérisation d’une sonde HIFU pour le traitement des varices et l’optimisation des paramètres de tir en fonction de la profondeur de la veine dans le tissu. Des mesures acoustiques avec un hydrophone ont confirmé la création d’une ligne de focalisation. Une étude ex vivo utilisant des veines humaines excisées a été réalisée avec l’IRM de température haute résolution afin d’établir des paramètres d'efficacité et de sécurité. La deuxième partie est une étude de sonde sectorielle pour le traitement du cancer de la prostate. La méthode utilisée actuellement par Ablatherm a été comparée avec la méthode sectorielle, en alternant les deux secteurs de la sonde. Les résultats montrent que la forme et les dimensions de la lésion sont les mêmes, avec un gain de temps est de 20%. Troisièmement nous avons étudié une sonde à focalisation dynamique pour le traitement du cancer de la prostate. La validation in vitro et in vivo a été effectuée. Des points focaux distants de 32 à 69mm de la sonde ont été obtenus et des séquences décrivant des lignes, des tranches et des volumes ont été testées. Les cartes de température et de dose thermique montrent que la stratégie de sonication est adéquate pour induire une dose létale homogène de la forme désirée, ce qui permet un traitement mieux adapté en fonction l’anatomie de chaque patient. L’IRM nous a permis de mesurer de façon non-invasive et en temps réel la température au sein des tissus soumis au tir ultrasonore et de visualiser le volume détruit ainsi que les tissus adjacents / The main objective of the project concerns the study of new HIFU transducers for therapy using MRI guidance. The first sub-project aims the characterization of a HIFU probe for the treatment of the varices and the optimization of the shooting parameters according to the vein depth in the tissue. Acoustic measurements with a hydrophone were carried out in order to confirm the creation of a focalization line. An ex-vivo study using human excised veins was realized using high resolution MRI temperature control in order measure efficiency and security parameters. The second part is a study of a sector switching probe for prostate cancer treatment. The method used by Ablatherm was compared with the sector switching method, by alternating the two sectors of the probe. Results show that the lesion shape and the dimensions are the same for the two methods, but the time saving is 20% for the sector switching probe. A dynamic focalization probe for the prostate cancer treatment was studied for the last experimental part. In vitro and in vivo validation was carried out. Focal points at several distances (between 32 mm and 69 mm with respect to the probe) were obtained and sequences describing lines, splits and volumes were tested. The temperature and thermal dose maps show that the sonication strategy is adequate for inducing a homogenous lethal dose of the desired form. A treatment better adapted to the anatomy of each patient can be performed with this technique. The MRI allowed us to measure in a non-invasive manner and in real time the temperature within tissues subject to ultrasonic shooting and to visualize both the ablated volume and the adjacent tissues

Orientador: Matthieu Tubino / Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Química / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-26T17:54:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bastos_FlavioAdriano_D.pdf: 1277928 bytes, checksum: 9039000b025b809b99909b347545f47f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014 / Resumo: A primeira parte deste trabalho consiste na apresentação de um novo método, seletivo e quantitativo, para a determinação de metóxido de sódio em solução metanólica, utilizando-se a termometria. O metóxido é usado como reagente em muitos processos industriais, como na indústria farmacêutica e também como catalisador na síntese de biodiesel. O método desenvolvido está baseado no aumento da temperatura da solução como consequência da reação exotérmica entre a água e o íon metóxido. Em relação ao método atualmente usado, ele apresenta vantagens como maior rapidez e simplicidade nas análises, além de custo mais baixo. Os resultados obtidos pelos dois métodos foram submetidos a testes estatísticos que comprovaram, em nível de confiança de 95%, que os resultados obtidos com os dois procedimentos não diferem entre si. Os valores de desvio padrão estão abaixo de 2,0 %. O método proposto pode ser aplicado, por exemplo, no controle da concentração de metilato de sódio em lotes do produto adquirido para fins de síntese e, também, no controle da produção industrial deste reagente. Na segunda etapa, foi realizado o estudo da influência do líquido obtido da casca de castanha de caju (LCC) na estabilidade oxidativa de biodieseis oriundos de óleos de soja, de milho, de canola e de girassol utilizando-se o método Rancimat® e variando-se a concentração do antioxidante para cada um dos tipos de biodiesel. Em todos os casos, pode-se observar que a adição do antioxidante eleva a resistência à oxidação do biodiesel, sendo que concentrações, em mol L-1, da ordem de 10-5, para o biodiesel de girassol, e de 10-3 para os demais, já se nota ação antioxidante em função da diminuição da velocidade de oxidação do biodiesel estudado. Também foram determinados parâmetros cinéticos e termodinâmicos das reações envolvendo o antioxidante / Abstract: The first part of this work presents a new and selective quantitative analytical thermometric method for sodium methoxide determination in methanol solutions in the presence of hydroxide ions. The sodium methoxide is used as a reagent or a catalyst in many industrial processes such as, for example, pharmaceuticals and biodiesel syntheses. The procedure is based on the measurement of the temperature increase of the solution caused by the exothermic reaction between water and the ion methoxide. In relation to the current method, the method proposed has advantages such as lower cost and has greater speed and simplicity analysis, besides is faster. The results obtained in this work were compared with those obtained by current method were subjected to statistical tests proved that, within certain levels of confidence, the results obtained by the proposed method does not differ significantly from the current method used by manufacturers. The observed relative standard deviations are below 2,0 %. The proposed method can be applied, for example, in incoming inspection of raw materials and in quality control of the industrial production of sodium methoxide. In the second part of this work we carried out a study of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) influence as antioxidant on biodiesel came from the refined vegetable oils from soybean, sunflower, canola and corn through the official Rancimat® method. The tests were performed varying the temperature and concentration of the antioxidant for each of the biodiesel. In all cases, it can be seen that the addition of antioxidant increases the oxidation resistance of biodiesel, with concentrations, in mol L-1, in the order of 10-5 for sunflower biodiesel and 10-3 for the other ones, already observed antioxidant activity due to the decrease in the rate of oxidation of biodiesel studied. Besides that, it was determined kinetics and thermodynamics parameters from the antioxidant action / Doutorado / Quimica Analitica / Doutor em Ciências

O crescimento da população mundial associado ao aumento da competição pelos recursos hídricos, desafiam a humanidade a buscar alternativas para solucionar os problemas de abastecimento de água e oferta de alimentos. Isso exige de pesquisadores e institutos de pesquisa soluções para aumentar a eficiência na produção de alimentos e na eficiência no uso dos recursos hídricos. O milheto (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) pode ser uma alternativa viável para a produção de biomassa e forragem com maior eficiência no uso da água. Deste modo, levanta-se a hipótese de que a diminuição na oferta de água aumenta a produtividade da água na cultura; o objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar o incremento de produtividade da água da cultura, associado à diminuição na oferta de água, bem como, o padrão de resposta termal da cultura em função do déficit hídrico. O estudo foi conduzido em um ambiente protegido na área de pesquisa do Departamento de Engenharia de Biossistemas da Escola Superior de Agricultura -Luiz de Queiroz? entre novembro de 2016 e janeiro de 2017. A variedade utilizada neste trabalho foi a BRS-1501, desenvolvida pela EMBRAPA, o delineamento experimental adotado foi o de blocos casualizados com quatro blocos e quatro níveis de reposição hídrica, sendo eles: (L40, L70, L100 e L130).O nível de reposição hídrica de referência (L100) foi mantido ao longo do experimento próximo à capacidade de campo (θcc). A unidade experimental considerada foi de uma caixa com uma área de 0,261 m2, com um volume de solo aproximado de 100 litros contendo seis plantas. Foram avaliados o potencial de água na folha, a temperatura foliar, para o cálculo do CWSI, e, na colheita, foi medido o índice de área foliar (IAF), e a produção de biomassa da parte aérea, para estimativa de produtividade de biomassa da parte aérea, e de água para a cultura. Os tratamentos foram aplicados aos 15 dias após a semeadura (DAS) e se seguiram até a colheita. As variáveis avaliadas apresentaram relações significativas com os tratamentos que foram impostos. O CWSI calculado para a cultura foi representativo e apresentou boa correlação com o potencial de água na folha no modelo linear. O índice de área foliar oscilou entre 5,9m2 m-2 e 9,4 m2 m-2, em valores médios, entre os tratamentos de irrigação. O valor máximo de produtividade de biomassa seca da parte aérea se deu no tratamento L130, com valor médio de 12,1 Mg ha-1, e o menor valor de produtividade de biomassa se deu no tratamento L40, com valor médio de 5,15 Mg ha-1. Os valores médios de produtividade de água foram expressivos para o tratamento de reposição L40, com valor aproximado de 9,1 kg m-3 de biomassa produzida, evidenciando a grande eficiência no uso da água pela cultura. / The growth of the world population associated with increased competition for water resources challenges humanity to seek alternatives to solve the problems of water supply and food supply. This requires researchers and research institutes to increase their efficiency in food production and the efficiency of their use of water resources. The millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) can be a viable alternative for the production of biomass and forage with greater efficiency in the use of water. Thus, it is hypothesized that the decrease in water supply increases the productivity of water in the crop; the objective of this work was to investigate the increase of crop water productivity, associated with the decrease in water supply, as well as the thermal response pattern of the crop as a function of the water deficit. The study was conducted in a protected environment in the research area of the Department of Biosystems Engineering of the \"Luiz de Queiroz\" School of Agriculture between November 2016 and January 2017. The variety used in this work was BRS-1501, developed by EMBRAPA, the experimental design was a randomized block design with four blocks and four water replenishment levels: (L40, L70, L100 and L130). The reference water replenishment level (L100) was maintained throughout the experiment close to the field capacity (θcc).The experimental unit considered was a box with 0.261 m2 containing six plants. Leaf water potential, leaf temperature, for the CWSI calculation, leaf area index (LAI) and leaf biomass production were estimated for estimating biomass productivity of aerial part, and of water for the culture. The treatments were applied at 15 days after seeding (DAS) and were followed until harvest. The evaluated variables presented significant relationships with the treatments that were imposed. The CWSI calculated for the crop was representative and showed good correlation with the leaf water potential in the linear model. The leaf area index ranged from 5.9 m2 m-2 to 9.4 m2 m-2, in average values, between irrigation treatments. The maximum productivity of dry biomass of aerial part was given in the treatment L130, with average value of 12.1 Mg ha-1, and the lowest value of biomass productivity occurred in the treatment L40, with an average value of 5,15 Mg ha-1. The mean values of water productivity were significant for the L40 replacement treatment, with an approximate value of 9.1 kg m-3 of biomass produced, evidencing the great efficiency in the use of crop water.

This diploma thesis deals with noncontact temperature measurement using luminescent materials. In the theoretical part of the thesis, luminescent materials were selected on the basis of a literature review with respect to sensitivity and operating temperature range. In the experimental part of the thesis, photoluminescence of CdSe/ZnS and GaAs quantum dots for various temperatures was measured and the relative change of luminescence parameters such as emission peak position, intensity, intensity ratio of two emission peaks, and lifetime of luminescence were determined from the measurements in agreement with expectations according to the literature. Achieving high spatial resolution would be made possible by measuring cathodoluminescence, where the luminescence spectra are obtained with an order of magnitude higher spatial resolution. These measurements and the influence of electron beam on the luminescence quality of selected materials will be subject of further experimental study.

Bc. David Morávek Tyre temperature measurement on moving vehicle with of infrared pyrometer OS100 MT, IAE, 2008, page 70, picture 41 Problemacy of recording the temperature and tyre pressure on driven car is processed in this diploma work. Suitable measuring chain was set up. Censor holders for this type of measurement were designed and produced. Driving exams and tests are depicted in this work, too. We came to the conclusion that tyre temperature depends on lengthways and transverse acceleration of the car and also on it’s load.

The main purpose of this research was to develop improved methods for RF coil characterisation, and for non-invasive spatio-temporal mapping of temperature in the living body, in order to utilise the full potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at high magnetic fields by ensuring radiofrequency (RF) safety. Current RF power limits are often overly conservative, unnecessarily limiting the full potential of MRI, especially at high field. Thus it is useful to monitor tissue temperature while running MR imaging sequences which may deposit high RF power. Proton resonance frequency (PRF) MR thermometry can employ the phase of the complex MR signal to estimate temperature change over time. However, the shift of the water PRF with temperature is relatively small, making phase-based MR thermometry inherently sensitive to any extraneously caused changes of local frequency or MR phase. A potential source of error to PRF MR thermometry is a change in surround air susceptibility. The considerable impact of air susceptibility changes on PRF MR thermometry was demonstrated and quantified in experiments and magnetic field simulations. One way of correcting MR thermometry is to use a chemically shifted reference substance, in combination with a phase-sensitive chemical shift-selective MR thermometry sequence. The requirement of having a reliable separation of substances based on their resonance frequency was met by a novel frequency-selective phase-sensitive spin-echo (SE) MR thermometry sequence. This sequence was thoroughly tested in phantom and in-vivo experiments as well as in extensive Bloch simulations. The sequence limitations and advantages are discussed in detail. This technique acquires unsaturated water and fat images in rapid succession at the same position in space. The acquisition of a water and fat slice in less than 100 ms allows the correction of rapid field fluctuations in the brain caused by breathing and heartbeat, while still ensuring the correction of long term drift. With no assumptions required regarding temperature distribution in the tissue, this novel MR thermometry technique can measure brain temperature within a single (1.5 mm)3 voxel with a very low standard deviation (SD) of 0.3 K. Using an MRI phantom with a dimethyl sulfoxide reference, heating experiments achieved a MR temperature measurement with an SD of approximately 0.1 K in a single (1.5 mm)3 voxel. In conclusion, the work presented in this thesis assists the development of a real-time in-vivo temperature monitoring system that guarantees patient RF safety at high field.

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As implantable medical devices are being used more often to treat medical problems for which pharmaceuticals don’t suffice, it is important to understand their interactions with commonly used medical modalities. The interactions between medical implants and Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines have proven to be a risk for patients with implants. Implanted medical devices with elongated metallic components can create harmful levels of local heating in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment [1]. The heating of a biological medium under MRI is monitored via the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR). SAR, defined as power absorbed per unit mass (W/kg), can be calculated as , where σ is electrical conductivity of the medium in units of , |E| is the magnitude of the applied electric field in units of , and ρ is the density of the medium in units of . For continuous, uniform power deposition this can be measured experimentally as a rise in temperature over time (∆T/t), where c is the specific heat capacity of the medium in units of. To understand the SAR induced in-vivo, a phantom (Figure 2.10) is used to conduct in-vitro experiments, as it provides a controllable and repeatable experimental setup. In order to experiment in the phantom, an understanding of the background SAR distribution and in turn the exposure field distribution of the phantom is required as per the ASTMF2182-09 standard [2]. In this work, the background SAR distribution of an ASTM standard torso phantom is measured and studied via fiber optic thermometry. The measurements are compared with an electromagnetic model simulated via FDTD, demonstrating agreement between 10-25%. A custom exposure and data collection setup (including oscilloscope, function generator, RF amplifier, directional coupler, and Neoptix Omniflex Fiber Optic Thermometry system) was integrated and automated using NI LabView. The purpose of this thesis is to map the field distribution in a torso phantom under RF exposure from a 64 MHz MRI RF Birdcage, compare the results to an electromagnetic simulation, and finally conclude the accuracy of this method for field measurements in a standard torso phantom. Understanding the capabilities and accuracy of the fiber optic thermometry method will ultimately allow researchers to successfully apply this method to monitor background fields in their respective experimental setups (related to MRI implant heating) and understand its limitations.

The effect of uncertainty in gas composition on the accuracy of gas-phase thermometry using Laser-Induced Thermal Grating Spectroscopy, LITGS, is studied. Temperatures are obtained from measurements of the sound speed derived from the frequency of oscillations ƒ_OSC imposed upon the LITGS signal arising from the transit of acoustic waves across the density modulation feature. The dependence of the sound speed, c_s on √γ/m, where γ is the ratio of specific heats and m is the mean molecular mass leads to a dependence upon gas composition. LITGS signals were generated in acetone vapour in a variety of gas mixtures in a temperature controlled cell at 4 bar total pressure using pump pulses from a frequency quadrupled Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 266 nm and a cw diode pumped solid state probe laser at 671 nm. Studies were undertaken of the variation in ƒ_OSC with gas composition using gas mixtures of O₂ and N₂ with component concentrations in the range 0-100 %, and was found to agree with theoretical predictions. Measurement precision of the data (one standard deviation in 50 measurements) was found to be typically ± 1.7 % for measurements at 4 bar total pressure. The effect of varying concentrations in exhaust gas residuals (EGR) typical of pre-ignition gases in a spark ignition internal combustion engine were studied using synthetic air (N₂/ O₂ mixtures) containing variable amounts of simulated EGR components, CO₂ and H₂O. The effect of variation in CO₂ concentration in dry synthetic air was measured at 4 bar and 30°C and found to agree with theoretical predictions. Experiments conducted at 30°C, with the addition of a saturated vapour pressure of water indicate that the effect of a saturated vapour pressure of water on the oscillation frequency in synthetic EGR is on the borderline of resolution. The effect of variable amounts of typical hydrocarbon fuel vapour on ƒ_OSC was studied using 2,2,4-trimethyl-pentane in gas mixtures composed of synthetic air and variable amounts of EGR and water vapour at 80°C. Kinetic theory was used in order to model the dependence of the oscillation frequency ƒ_OSC on various gas compositions containing fuel and EGR, in order to construct an error surface for comparison with experimental measurements. Experimental data were found to agree with the model predictions to within experimental error for a representative data set within the range of calculated values. The results indicate that uncertainties in temperature values derived from LITGS thermometry can be estimated with confidence within reasonable estimates of composition variations in an internal combustion engine, and should lead to absolute temperature accuracy of within 2-3 %.

[pt] Lâmpadas de fita de tungstênio de alta estabilidade não são mais adequadas como artefatos de comparação para termometria de radiação de alta temperatura, por conta de serem frágeis, terem um tamanho de alvo pequeno, serem limitadas com relação a faixa de temperatura e não serem corpos negros. Este estudo desenvolveu protótipos de artefatos de comparação de alto desempenho, os quais podem superar os problemas existentes ao usar tais lâmpadas em comparações da Escala Internacional de Temperatura de 1990 (EIT-90) entre Institutos Nacionais de Metrologia (INMs). Este trabalho demonstrou o conceito de utilização de pontos fixos de alta temperatura (PFATs) que tenham temperaturas desconhecidas e assim sejam adequados como artefatos de comparações às cegas. Quatro destes novos PFATs foram projetados, construídos, preenchidos e medidos no trabalho aqui descrito. Inicialmente Co-C foi escolhido, mas devido a problemas de robustez, a liga eutética base selecionada foi Ni-C. As células Ni-C foram dopadas em duas concentrações diferentes com elementos selecionados em uma tentativa bem sucedida de modificar temperatura de transição do eutético puro em alguns décimos de graus Celsius. As temperaturas de realização das células eutéticas determinadas no Inmetro foram comparadas com aquelas previstas por simulação termoquímica, usando o programa Thermo-Calc e bancos de dados de propriedades termoquímicas adequados. Além disso, elas foram utilizadas para realizar uma comparação às cegas com o National Physical Laboratory (NPL - UK), o qual não sabia a priori quais eram essas temperaturas. Resultados muito bons foram alcançados (concordância das escalas e estabilidade das células), demonstrando que as células dopadas são artefatos de comparação de alta temperatura bem adequados para termometria de radiação. / [en] High stability tungsten strip lamps are no longer suitable comparison artefacts for high temperature radiation thermometry, because they are fragile, have a small target size, are restricted in temperature range and are not blackbodies. This study developed proof-of-concept high performance comparison artefacts, which overcome the problems encountered when using such lamps in comparisons of the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS90) among National Metrology Institutes (NMIs). This work demonstrated the concept of using high temperature fixed points (HTFPs) that have unknown temperatures and hence suitable as blind comparison artefacts. Four of these novel HTFPs were designed, constructed, filled and measured in the work described here. Initially Co-C was chosen but due to robustness issues, Ni-C was the selected the base eutectic alloy. The Ni-C cells were doped in two different concentrations with selected elements in a successful attempt to change the pure eutectic transition temperature by some tenths of degrees Celsius. The realization temperatures of eutectic cells determined at Inmetro were compared to the ones predicted by thermochemical simulation, using Thermo-Calc software and thermochemical property databases. In addition they were used to perform a blind comparison with the National Physical Laboratory (UK), which did not know beforehand what their temperatures were. Very good results were achieved (scale agreement and cell stability), demonstrating that doped cells are very suitable high temperature comparison artefacts for radiation thermometry.