Table 1:

Subject-specific temperature and infarction volumesa

ParameterSubject 1Subject 2Subject 3
T−7 scan session
    Systemic temperature range36.3–37.236.8–37.936.0–38.2
    Mean brain temperature range36.6 ± 1.0–37.1 ± 1.236.7 ± 0.6–37.8 ± 1.136.3 ± 0.7–38.8 ± 0.7
    Temperature difference: brain, systemicb−0.1 ± 1.2–0.2 ± 1.0−0.1 ± 0.6–0.4 ± 1.10.3 ± 0.7–1.2 ± 0.7
T0 scan session
    Infarct volume 1 hr postsurgery (cm3)0.420.286.70
    Systemic temperature range36.7–37.636.4–38.435.7–38.8
    Mean ipsilateral brain temperature range37.4 ± 1.1–40.7 ± 1.434.3 ± 1.1–40.3 ± 1.235.9 ± 0.6–41.6 ± 2.9
    Mean contralateral brain temperature range37.4 ± 0.8–40.4 ± 0.734.1 ± 1.0–40.4 ± 0.735.8 ± 0.5–42.2 ± 1.8
    Temperature difference: ipsilateral brain, systemic0.7 ± 1.1–3.2 ± 1.4−2.1 ± 1.1–2.5 ± 1.30.2 ± 0.6–2.8 ± 2.9
    Temperature difference: contralateral brain, systemic0.7 ± 0.8–3.0 ± 0.7−2.3 ± 1.0–2.3 ± 1.20.1 ± 0.5–3.4 ± 1.8
T1 scan session
    Infarct volume 24 hr postsurgery (cm3)23.821.2925.58
    Systemic temperature35.635.134.6
    Mean brain temperature37.9 ± 1.036.9 ± 1.236.3 ± 0.9
    Temperature difference: brain, systemic2.3 ± 1.01.7 ± 1.21.7 ± 0.9
  • a All temperatures are reported in degrees Celsius. Reported temperature ranges represent the full dynamic range from the indicated imaging session beginning from matched initial systemic and imaging temperature time points.

  • b Indicates a range of systemic-versus-brain temperature offsets.