Objectives To develop, test and evaluate improved 2D and 3D protocols for proton
resonance frequency shift magnetic resonance temperature imaging (MRTI) of laser …

Cooled LITT applicator systems are known to induce complex temperature patterns. Typical
for such devices, the temperature maxima are often shifted away from the applicator into the …

Objective. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive procedure used to
treat a lesion through light irradiation and consequent temperature increase. Magnetic …

Purpose To evaluate MR‐thermometry using fast MR sequences for laser induced interstitial
thermotherapy (LITT) at 0.2 and 1.5 T systems. Methods & Materials In‐vitro experiments …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is uniquely useful for all imaging aspects of minimally
invasive laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT): treatment planning, target …

The purpose of this study was to assess the accuracy of non-enhanced MRI using a T1-
weighted 2D turbo fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequence during laser-induced interstitial …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate magnetic resonance (MR) temperature imaging of
the laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) comparing the proton resonance frequency (PRF) …

Precise control of tissue temperature during Laser-Induced Thermotherapy (LITT)
procedures has the potential to improve the clinical efficiency and safety of such minimally …

In this work the temperature dependence of the proton resonance frequency was assessed
in agarose gel with a high melting temperature (95 C) and in porcine liver in vitro at …

Abstract Background and Objectives The goal of this study was to explore the feasibility of
magnetic resonance thermal imaging (MRTI)‐based feedback control of intracerebral laser …