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Vogel MW, Entius CAC, Pattynama PMT. Monitoring Tissue Coagulation During Thermoablative Treatment by Using a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent. Invest Radiol 2004; 39:661-5. [PMID: 15486526 DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200411000-00003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We tested the feasibility of using a novel contrast agent, MS-325, as a marker of coagulating tissue during thermoablative treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS In vivo, we created coagulated lesions in porcine muscle tissue under 3 different conditions: MS-325 (n = 5), gadolinium-DTPA (n = 5), or no contrast agent (n = 9) present during laser thermoablation. At the same time, we performed continuous T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 T. We quantified the change in signal intensity during treatment expressed as relative enhancement, and compared the 3 groups by using Mann-Whitney analysis. RESULTS MS-325 resulted in a more than 3.2-fold increase in relative enhancement over the gadolinium-DTPA and noncontrast control groups (P < 0.008). CONCLUSION MS-325 appears to be a valid marker for coagulating tissue and significantly increased relative enhancement of the treated lesions when compared with both Gd-DTPA and noncontrast-enhanced conditions. MS-325 thus has potential for monitoring of thermoablative treatment.
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- Mika W Vogel
- Department of Radiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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McDannold N, Fossheim SL, Rasmussen H, Martin H, Vykhodtseva N, Hynynen K. Heat-activated Liposomal MR Contrast Agent: Initial in Vivo Results in Rabbit Liver and Kidney. Radiology 2004; 230:743-52. [PMID: 14764890 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2303021713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate by using in vivo magnetic resonance (MR) imaging the functionality of a liposomal paramagnetic contrast agent with T1 relaxivity that rapidly and markedly increases at temperatures above the gel-to-liquid crystalline phase transition temperature (T(c)) of the liposome membrane. MATERIALS AND METHODS Liposomal gadolinium diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid bis(methylamide) was injected intravenously at a dose of 0.4 or 1.2 mL (containing 10 or 30 micromol of gadolinium, respectively) per kilogram of body weight shortly before the application of focused ultrasound in liver (seven rabbits) or kidney (three rabbits). VX2 tumors had been implanted in liver in four of the rabbits. Eighteen locations in liver (13 in normal tissue, five in tumor) and 12 locations in kidney were sonicated. MR thermometry was performed during sonications. Signal intensity enhancement was evaluated on T1-weighted images acquired after the tissue cooled, and enhanced zones were compared with isotherms at T(c) of the liposome membrane (approximately 57 degrees C) by using Bland-Altman analysis. In liver, enhanced zones also were compared with areas of histologically verified thermal damage. The threshold temperature of enhancement at T1-weighted imaging was verified by monitoring the signal intensity increase after 10 sonications at varied powers in two locations in normal liver tissue. RESULTS Persistent enhancement was observed on T1-weighted images at all sonicated liver locations. In liver, enhanced zones on T1-weighted images were contiguous both with 57 degrees C isotherms (25 measurements; mean difference +/- SD, 0.4 mm +/- 1.2) and with histologically verified areas of necrosis (seven measurements; mean difference +/- SD, 0.1 mm +/- 0.9). The threshold temperature of enhancement at T1-weighted imaging in normal liver was 53 degrees -57 degrees C. In kidney, enhanced zones on T1-weighted images did not match the isotherms. CONCLUSION The liposomal contrast agent was effective at in vivo MR thermometry in liver but not in kidney.
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- Nathan McDannold
- Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, 221 Longwood Ave, LMRC 007C, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Laguna MP, Alivizatos G, De La Rosette JJMCH. Interstitial Laser Coagulation Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Is It to Be Recommended? J Endourol 2003; 17:595-600. [PMID: 14622478 DOI: 10.1089/089277903322518590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To update the clinical data on the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) by interstitial laser coagulation (ILC). MATERIAL AND METHODS In addition to recent review articles, original papers published during the last 2 years were surveyed. The focus was on prospective, particularly randomized, trials and on those with long-term follow-up. RESULTS Interstitial laser coagulation is feasible, although considerable variability is observed in the results. Operative complications are minimal, but the postoperative catheterization time is relatively long. Irritative symptoms can last for a long time, and the rate of urinary infections is as high as 35%. There also is significant variability in the urodynamic results. The technique seems to be more effective in patients with mild bladder outlet obstruction at baseline. The retreatment rate at 1 year is as high as 15%, and higher rates, as much as 40%, are described at 3 years. When compared in a randomized fashion with transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), the postoperative period is shorter after TURP and the retreatment rate (early and late) is higher after ILC. CONCLUSIONS Interstitial laser coagulation is superior to TURP in terms of operative morbidity, but postoperative morbidity is higher after ILC. Long-term durability has not been properly documented, and randomized studies show a higher retreatment rate after ILC than after TURP. The technique is recommended for those patients with bleeding disorders necessitating an interventional therapy.
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- M Pilar Laguna
- Department of Urology, University Medical Center St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Prudhomme M, Mattéi-Gazagnes M, Fabbro-Peray P, Puche P, Chabalier JP, Delacrétaz G, François-Michel LFM, Godlewski G. MRI thermodosimetry in laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy. Lasers Surg Med 2003; 32:54-60. [PMID: 12516072 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.10130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to establish a correlation between a thermal measurement and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal during laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) in liver. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS Pig liver was irradiated for 15 minutes with a diode laser at two different powers, 0.5 W (450 J) and 1.5 W (1,350 J). Tissue temperature was monitored every 20 seconds using thermocouples. Thermosensitive MRI sequences (T(1)-weighted Turbo-Flash) were acquired with the same irradiation parameters. Correlation between MRI signals (SI) and temperature measures was defined at two different distances from the fiber (5 and 10 mm). RESULTS At 0.5 W, temperatures rose progressively up to a maximum increase of 9.5 degrees C at 5 mm and 4 degrees C at 10 mm after 15 minutes. The corresponding MRI signal decreased progressively to -27.6 SI at 5 mm and -18.5 SI at 10 mm. At 1.5 W, temperatures rose dramatically at 5 mm, reaching a plateau. The temperature elevation measured at the end of the irradiation was of 30 degrees C whereas at 10 mm it was only 14.5 degrees C. The MRI signal varied accordingly, remaining inversely proportional to temperature (-76 SI at 5 mm and -35.5 SI at 10 mm). CONCLUSIONS An inversely proportional relationship was observed between MRI signal in sequential Turbo-Flash and temperature. MRI should allow to analyze heat diffusion in the liver, and thus to monitor real-time LITT treatments.
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- Michel Prudhomme
- Département de Chirurgie Digestive et de Cancérologie Digestive, rue du Pr R. Debré F30900 Nîmes, France.
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McDannold N, King RL, Jolesz FA, Hynynen K. The use of quantitative temperature images to predict the optimal power for focused ultrasound surgery: in vivo verification in rabbit muscle and brain. Med Phys 2002; 29:356-65. [PMID: 11929019 DOI: 10.1118/1.1449495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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In this study, we investigated the use of MRI-derived thermal imaging for determining the exposure parameters for focused ultrasound (FUS) surgery. Since the temperature rise induced by a FUS beam scales linearly with power, the temperature maps acquired during subthreshold sonications can be used to determine the power necessary to produce thermal tissue damage with a desired size. Thermal images acquired during multiple sonications delivered at different locations in rabbit thigh muscle and brain tissue in vivo were analyzed to test this hypothesis. First, the linearity of the induced temperature rise with the acoustic power was tested. Next, the temperature maps acquired during preliminary low power sonications were scaled up until the estimated size of the tissue damage was equal to the tissue damage size of subsequent high power sonications. A threshold thermal dose was used to estimate the onset of thermal damage. The predicted power (based on amount of scaling required to reach the target size) was then compared to the true high power value. Overall, the temperature rise varied linearly with power (slope of deltaThigh/deltaTlow vs Power(high)/Power(low) = 0.97, 0.93 for pairs of sonications at each location in brain, muscle). The predicted power matched the true high power in the brain sonications (slope = 1.04). The predicted power underestimated the true high power in the muscle sonications (slope = 0.87). This under-prediction was due to a deviation from linearity in those cases where tissue damage was detected in subsequent MR images (slope of deltaThigh/deltaTlow vs Power(high)/Power(low) = 1.02, 0.84 for no tissue damage, tissue damage). The source of this deviation was not clear from these experiments. Even with this underestimation of the power, this method will be useful because it will allow an estimate of the proper power to use during FUS surgery without exact knowledge of the tissue parameters.
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- Nathan McDannold
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Germain D, Chevallier P, Laurent A, Saint-Jalmes H. MR monitoring of tumour thermal therapy. MAGMA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2001; 13:47-59. [PMID: 11410396 DOI: 10.1007/bf02668650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Thermal therapy of tumour including hyperthermia and thermal ablation by heat or cold delivery requires on line monitoring. Due to its temperature sensitivity, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) allows thermal mapping at the time of the treatment. The different techniques of MR temperature monitoring based on water proton resonance frequency (PRF), longitudinal relaxation time T1, diffusion coefficient and MR Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI) are reviewed and debated. The PRF method appears the most widely used and the most efficient at high magnetic field in spite of important drawbacks. The T1 method is the easiest method of visualisation of qualitative temperature distribution and quantitative measurement seems possible in the tissue surrounding the tumour up to a temperature of 45-65 degrees C. Despite its high temperature sensitivity, application of the diffusion method in vivo is restricted due to its high motion sensitivity. The recent MRSI technique seems very promising provided acquisition times can be reduced. Results from the literature indicate that MR temperature monitoring in vivo can be achieved in vivo with a precision of about 3 degrees C in 13 s for a voxel of 16 mm3 (1.5 x 1.5 x 7 mm) in 1.5 T scanners.
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- D Germain
- Centre de Recherche en Imagerie Interventionnelle (Cr2i, APHP-INRA), Domaine de Vilvert, 78352, Jouy en Josas, France.
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Bremer C, Kreft G, Roggan A, Filler T, Reimer P. Ex vivo evaluation of novel miniaturized laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy applicators for effective small-volume tissue ablation. Invest Radiol 2001; 36:327-34. [PMID: 11410753 DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200106000-00005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES For effective small-volume tissue ablation in clinical and experimental settings, smaller laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) applicator designs are required. The aim of this study was to compare the ablation properties of recently developed ultrasmall and small to standard LITT applicators. METHODS Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy was performed on liver samples using ultrasmall, small, and standard LITT applicators. Thermotherapy was monitored by magnetic resonance imaging, and lesion sizes were measured for each image. True lesion sizes were then determined macroscopically and by histology. RESULTS For continuous laser application over 5 minutes, maximum power settings were 5 W for the ultrasmall and small applicators and 10 W for the standard applicator. Given identical LITT settings, lesion volume measured by magnetic resonance imaging was significantly larger and histological tissue damage was more severe with the ultrasmall and small applicators than with the standard applicator. CONCLUSIONS Small and ultrasmall LITT applicators can be used for effective tissue ablation of small target volumes in experimental and clinical applications.
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- C Bremer
- Institute for Clinical Radiology, University of Muenster, Germany.
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Mueller-Lisse UG, Frimberger M, Schneede P, Heuck AF, Muschter R, Reiser MF. Perioperative prediction by MRI of prostate volume six to twelve months after laser-induced thermotherapy of benign prostatic hyperplasia. J Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 13:64-8. [PMID: 11169805 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200101)13:1<64::aid-jmri1010>3.0.co;2-k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The purpose of this study was to predict prostate volume outcome 6-12 months after interstitial, laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) on the basis of prostate magnetic resonance (MR) images obtained within 48 hours before and after LITT. Twenty patients (age, 64.2 +/- 7.4 years) with symptomatic BPH had LITT of the transitional zone of the prostate. MRI was performed within 48 hours before and after LITT, and 6-12 months after LITT (late follow-up). MRI included axial and sagittal T2-weighted fast spin-echo (FSE) images and contrast-enhanced, axial T1-weighted images. Volumes of different prostatic compartments (total prostate, transitional zone, peripheral zone, LITT lesions) were measured by planimetry. Subtraction of LITT lesion volume less than 48 hours after LITT from total and transitional zone volume before LITT, respectively, predicted respective prostatic volumes at late follow-up. Pearson correlations of predicted and measured total prostate and transitional zone volumes were 0.972 and 0.975, respectively. Total prostate volume at late follow-up was accurately predicted (difference, -0.5 +/- 5.7 cc; P = 0.6981, two-tailed paired t-test). Transitional zone volume was underestimated (difference, -3.1 +/- 4.7 cc; P = 0.0075). Peripheral zone volume was overestimated (difference, 2.6 +/- 3.5 cc; P = 0.0034). Perioperative MRI allows accurate prediction of prostate volume 6-12 months after LITT for BPH. Underestimation of transitional zone volume may be due to ongoing growth of BPH. LITT appears to affect peripheral zone tissue outside the target region. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:64-68.
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- U G Mueller-Lisse
- Institute of Clinical Radiology, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, D-81377 Muenchen, Germany.
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Aschoff AJ, Merkle EM, Wong V, Zhang Q, Mendez MM, Duerk JL, Lewin JS. How does alteration of hepatic blood flow affect liver perfusion and radiofrequency-induced thermal lesion size in rabbit liver? J Magn Reson Imaging 2001; 13:57-63. [PMID: 11169804 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2586(200101)13:1<57::aid-jmri1009>3.0.co;2-n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that decreasing liver perfusion in rabbits results in an increase in thermal lesion size and that these effects can be accurately monitored using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). We additionally tested the hypothesis that the increase in thermal lesion size would depend on the particular vessel or vessels occluded (hepatic artery, portal vein, or both). Using an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved protocol, 20 New Zealand white rabbits were randomly assigned to four treatment groups (five in each group): control and ligation of portal vein (PV), hepatic artery (HA), or both PV and HA (HAPV). Surgical ligation of the appropriate vessel was performed under general anesthesia. Immediately after ligation, the rabbits were placed in a 0.2-T open MR system, and an 18-G copper radiofrequency (RF) electrode with a 2-cm exposed tip was inserted into the liver. RF was applied for 10 minutes with the tip temperature maintained at 90 degrees +/- 2 degrees C. Before and after ablation, perfusion data were obtained for 90 seconds using 30 3-second sequential single oblique-slice fast imaging with steady-state progression (FISP) acquisitions after injection of gadolinium-diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) via the inferior vena cava. Postablation scanning included axial and oblique turbo spin-echo (TSE) T2-weighted (T2w), STIR, and Gd-enhanced T1w sequences. Lesion size was determined perpendicular to the RF electrode using software calipers on the imager. The rabbits were sacrificed after completion of the post-therapy scans, and their livers were harvested for histologic analysis. The liver showed a mean increase in signal amplitude (SA) of 76% 24 seconds after Gd contrast injection in the control group. After contrast injection, the SA increased to a mean of only 66% in the group with ligated hepatic arteries, with no difference in the time to peak compared with the control group. No significant SA increase over baseline could be found in the groups with ligated PV or ligated PV and HA. T2-weighted images demonstrated the highest lesion-to-liver contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs; mean -5.5) on postprocedure images, followed by STIR images (mean -2.2) in the control group. The lesions were poorly delineated on the Gd-enhanced images. Average maximum lesion sizes (mean +/- 95% confidence interval) were 22 +/- 4.3 mm after ligation of PV, 22 +/- 2.6 mm after ligation of both PV and HA, 14 +/- 2.0 mm after ligation of HA, and 13 +/- 1.9 mm in the control group. We accept the hypothesis that the diameter of the region of coagulation necrosis achieved by standardized RF ablation in the liver increases with reduced organ perfusion and that this effect can be accurately monitored using MRI. The major factor influencing the size of the coagulation area is the portal venous flow. Occlusion of the hepatic artery alone does not significantly increase lesion size. T2w sequences are best suited for postprocedure imaging due to the high lesion-to-liver CNR in rabbits with normal hepatic perfusion. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;13:57-63.
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- A J Aschoff
- Division of MRI, Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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Peters RD, Chan E, Trachtenberg J, Jothy S, Kapusta L, Kucharczyk W, Henkelman RM. Magnetic resonance thermometry for predicting thermal damage: an application of interstitial laser coagulation in an in vivo canine prostate model. Magn Reson Med 2000; 44:873-83. [PMID: 11108624 DOI: 10.1002/1522-2594(200012)44:6<873::aid-mrm8>3.0.co;2-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Magnetic resonance image-guidance for interstitial thermal therapy has proven to be a valuable tool in its traditional role in device localization and, more recently, in monitoring heat deposition within tissue. However, a quantitative understanding of how temperature-time exposure relates to thermal damage is crucial if the predictive value of real-time MR thermal-monitoring is to be fully realized. Results are presented on interstitial laser coagulation of two canine prostate models which are shown to provide an opportunity to evaluate three models of thermal damage based on a threshold maximum temperature, an Arrhenius damage integral, and a temperature-time product. These models were compared to the resultant lesion margin as derived from post-treatment T(1)- and T(2)-weighted MR images, as well as from direct histological evaluation of the excised canine prostate. Histological evaluation shows that the thermal-injury boundary can be predicted from a threshold-maximum temperature of approximately 51 degrees C or an equivalent Arrhenius t(43) period of 200 minutes, but it is not reliably predicted using the temperature-time product. The methods described in this study are expected to have implications for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer with interstitial laser coagulation, which will be the focus of future human studies.
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- R D Peters
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Mainster MA, Reichel E. Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Long-Pulse Photocoagulation, Apoptosis, and Heat Shock Proteins. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina 2000. [DOI: 10.3928/1542-8877-20000901-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based monitoring has been shown in recent years to enhance the effectiveness of minimally or noninvasive thermal therapy techniques, such as laser, radiofrequency, microwave, ultrasound, and cryosurgery. MRI's unique soft-tissue contrast and ability to image in three dimensions and in any orientation make it extremely useful for treatment planning and probe localization. The temperature sensitivity of several intrinsic parameters enables MRI to visualize and quantify the progress of ongoing thermal treatment. MRI is sensitive to thermally induced tissue changes resulting from the therapies, giving the physician a method to determine the success or failure of the treatment. These methods of using MRI for planning, guiding, and monitoring thermal therapies are reviewed.
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- N J McDannold
- Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Farahani K, Saxton RE, Yoon HC, De Salles AA, Black KL, Lufkin RB. MRI of thermally denatured blood: methemoglobin formation and relaxation effects. Magn Reson Imaging 1999; 17:1489-94. [PMID: 10609997 DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(99)00094-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Focal regions of T1-shortening have been observed in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-monitored thermal ablations of perfused tissues. The aims of this study were two-fold: to find evidence for heat-induced conversion of hemoglobin (Hb) to methemoglobin (mHb), and to investigate the effects of heat treatment of in-vitro blood components upon their MR relaxation times. Spectrophotometric studies were performed to confirm the heat-induced formation of methemoglobin. Preparations of whole and fractionated blood, previously submitted to elevated temperatures of 40 degrees C to 80 degrees C, were imaged and the relaxation times were calculated. Optical absorption spectra of samples containing free Hb, heated to 60 degrees C, showed increased light absorption at 630 nm, evident of mHb presence. Short T1 values in whole blood (1.13 s) and packed red blood cell (0.65 s) compartments, heated at 60 degrees C, compared to their baseline values (1.62 s and 0.83 s, respectively), were attributed to mHb formation. In relation to MRI-guided thermal interventions, these results suggest a possible explanation for observation of hyperintense regions on T1-weighted images.
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- K Farahani
- Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1721, USA.
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Merkle EM, Haaga JR, Duerk JL, Jacobs GH, Brambs HJ, Lewin JS. MR imaging-guided radio-frequency thermal ablation in the pancreas in a porcine model with a modified clinical C-arm system. Radiology 1999; 213:461-7. [PMID: 10551227 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.213.2.r99nv21461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To test the hypotheses that (a) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging-guided radio-frequency (RF) thermal ablation in the pancreas is safe and feasible in a porcine model and (b) induced thermal lesion size can be predicted with MR imaging monitoring. MATERIALS AND METHODS MR imaging-guided RF ablation was performed in the pancreas of six pigs. A 17-gauge monopolar RF probe was inserted into the pancreas with MR imaging guidance, and RF was applied for 10 minutes. After postprocedural imaging (T2-weighted, short inversion time inversion-recovery [STIR], and T1-weighted imaging before and after intravenous administration of gadodiamide), the pigs were observed for 7 days and follow-up MR images were acquired. The pigs were sacrificed, and pathologic examination was performed. RESULTS Successful RF probe placement was accomplished in all pigs; the interventional procedure took 46-80 minutes. Thermal lesions were 12-15 mm perpendicular to the probe track and were best seen on STIR and contrast material-enhanced T1-weighted images with a radiologic and/or pathologic mean difference in RF lesion diameter of 1.7 mm +/- 1.0 (SD) and 0.8 mm +/- 1.2, respectively. Diarrhea was the only side effect during the 1-week follow-up; no clinical signs of pancreatitis occurred. CONCLUSION MR imaging-guided RF thermal ablation in the pancreas is feasible and safe. Induced thermal lesion size can best be monitored with STIR and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. In the future, RF ablation may offer an alternative treatment option for pancreatic cancer.
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- E M Merkle
- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, OH 44106, USA
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Merkle EM, Boll DT, Boaz T, Duerk JL, Chung YC, Jacobs GH, Varnes ME, Lewin JS. MRI-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation of implanted VX2 liver tumors in a rabbit model: demonstration of feasibility at 0.2 T. Magn Reson Med 1999; 42:141-9. [PMID: 10398960 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(199907)42:1<141::aid-mrm19>3.0.co;2-i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Successful radiofrequency (RF) thermal ablation was performed on VX2 tumors implanted in 23 rabbit livers under magnetic resonance (MR) guidance using a C-arm-shaped low-field 0.2 T system. RF application and immediate postprocedure MRI of all animals was performed [T2-weighted, turbo short tau inversion recovery (STIR), T1-weighted before and after gadopentetate dimeglumine administration). Follow-up MRI with a superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) contrast medium was performed in nine rabbits at 2 weeks and in four rabbits at 1 month post RF ablation. All livers were harvested for pathologic examination. T2-weighted and turbo-STIR images demonstrated the highest tumor-to-RF-thermal lesion contrast-to-noise ratios (CNRs; means 4.5 and 3.8, respectively) on postprocedure images; this was redemonstrated at 2- and 4-week follow-up imaging. T2-weighted imaging never overestimated pathologic lesion size by more than 2 mm, and the radiologic-pathologic correlation coefficient was not less than 0.90. In conclusion, MRI-guided RF thermal ablation in implanted liver tumor is feasible using a C-arm-shaped low-field 0.2 T system. The thermal lesion size can be most accurately monitored with T2-weighted and turbo-STIR images.
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- E M Merkle
- Department of Radiology/MRI, University Hospitals of Cleveland/Case Western Reserve University, OH 44106, USA
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