Integrating loco-regional hyperthermia into the current oncology practice: SWOT and TOWS analyses

NR Datta, HP Kok, H Crezee, US Gaipl… - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Moderate hyperthermia at temperatures between 40 and 44° C is a multifaceted therapeutic
modality. It is a potent radiosensitizer, interacts favorably with a host of chemotherapeutic …

Advanced patient-specific hyperthermia treatment planning

S Gavazzi, AL van Lier, C Zachiu… - International Journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Hyperthermia treatment planning (HTP) is valuable to optimize tumor heating during thermal
therapy delivery. Yet, clinical hyperthermia treatment plans lack quantitative accuracy due to …

Opening a new window on MR-based electrical properties tomography with deep learning

S Mandija, EF Meliadò, NRF Huttinga, PR Luijten… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In the radiofrequency (RF) range, the electrical properties of tissues (EPs: conductivity and
permittivity) are modulated by the ionic and water content, which change for pathological …

Hyperthermia treatment planning: clinical application and ongoing developments

HP Kok, J Crezee - IEEE Journal of Electromagnetics, RF and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hyperthermia is a proven clinical anti-cancer treatment, used in combination with
radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy. During hyperthermia, tumour tissue is heated to 40-43° …

[HTML][HTML] MRI assessment of pH and coagulation during semi-dynamic in vitro gastric digestion of milk proteins

M Mayar, M de Vries, P Smeets, J van Duynhoven… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Gastric digestion is essential for protein breakdown, which is commonly studied in vitro.
However, validating in vitro models with in vivo data is necessary. 1 H MRI techniques …

Deep learning‐based reconstruction of in vivo pelvis conductivity with a 3D patch‐based convolutional neural network trained on simulated MR data

S Gavazzi, CAT van den Berg… - Magnetic resonance …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To demonstrate that mapping pelvis conductivity at 3T with deep learning (DL) is
feasible. Methods 210 dielectric pelvic models were generated based on CT scans of 42 …

Combining deep learning and 3D contrast source inversion in MR‐based electrical properties tomography

R Leijsen, C van den Berg, A Webb… - NMR in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance electrical properties tomography (MR‐EPT) is a technique used to
estimate the conductivity and permittivity of tissues from MR measurements of the transmit …

Phantom evaluation of electrical conductivity mapping by MRI: Comparison to vector network analyzer measurements and spatial resolution assessment

Z He, PM Lefebvre, P Soullié, M Doguet… - Magnetic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To evaluate the performance of various MR electrical properties tomography (MR‐
EPT) methods at 3 T in terms of absolute quantification and spatial resolution limit for …

Changes of in vivo electrical conductivity in the brain and torso related to age, fat fraction and sex using MRI

Z He, P Soullié, P Lefebvre, K Ambarki, J Felblinger… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
This work was inspired by the observation that a majority of MR-electrical properties
tomography studies are based on direct comparisons with ex vivo measurements carried out …

Magnetic resonance electrical property mapping at 21.1 T: a study of conductivity and permittivity in phantoms, ex vivo tissue and in vivo ischemia

G Amouzandeh, F Mentink-Vigier… - Physics in Medicine …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Electrical properties (EP), namely conductivity and permittivity, can provide endogenous
contrast for tissue characterization. Using electrical property tomography (EPT), maps of EP …