Three-dimensional correlation of MR images to muscle tissue response for interventional MRI thermal ablation

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Breen ◽  
Tanya L. Lancaster ◽  
Roee S. Lazebnik ◽  
Andrik J. Ashcroft ◽  
Sherif Gamal Nour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Interventional Mri ◽  
Tissue Response ◽  
Mr Images

scholarly journals Three-dimensional method for comparing in vivo interventional MR images of thermally ablated tissue with tissue response

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael S. Breen ◽  
Tanya L. Lancaster ◽  
Roee S. Lazebnik ◽  
Sherif G. Nour ◽  
Jonathan S. Lewin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Tissue Response ◽  
Mr Images ◽  
Interventional Mr

scholarly journals Calculation of three-dimensional left ventricular strains from biplanar tagged MR images

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C. Moore ◽  
Walter G. O'Dell ◽  
Elliot R. McVeigh ◽  
Elias A. Zerhouni
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Mr Images ◽  
Tagged Mr Images

K-space filter effect in three-dimensional contrast MR angiography

1997 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 173-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Ito ◽  
J. Kato ◽  
S. Okada ◽  
T. Kumazaki
Keyword(s):  
Contrast Agent ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Mr Angiography ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Mr Images ◽  
Acquisition Period ◽  
Filter Effect ◽  
Flowing Material ◽  
Space Filter

Purpose: In three-dimensional (3-D) contrast MR angiography, temporal misregistration between the data acquisition period and the arrival of the contrast agent in the target vessels is thought to degrade the quality of the reconstructed images. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate and investigate this effect in phantom experiments. Material and Methods: MR images of a phantom tube were evaluated with flowing materials of water or Gd-DTPA solution by changing from water to Gd-DTPA solution halfway through the data acquisition period. Results: While no signal could be acquired with a stream of water in the tube, a clear signal was obtained with a flow of Gd-DTPA solution. Blurring and ghost artifacts surrounding the tube along the phase-encoding direction were observed when the flowing material was changed from water to Gd-DTPA solution halfway through the data acquisition period. Conclusion: K-space filter effect occurs during 3-D contrast MR angiography owing to the transient passage of the contrast agent, and this effect causes spatial artifacts in the reconstructed images.

Volumetric thermal devascularization of large meningiomas

2004 ◽  
Vol 101 (5) ◽  
pp. 779-786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amami Kato ◽  
Yasunori Fujimoto ◽  
Masaaki Taniguchi ◽  
Naoya Hashimoto ◽  
Azuma Hirayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Ablation ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Target Volume ◽  
Coagulation Necrosis ◽  
Radiofrequency Energy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dimensional Reconstruction ◽  
Tumor Parenchyma ◽  
Fine Print

Object. Controlling hemorrhage is crucial in the safe and efficient removal of large meningiomas. Intravascular embolization is not always a satisfactory means of accomplishing this goal because of the procedure's hemostatic effect and risk of complications. The authors in this study used a volumetric thermal ablation technique incorporating radiofrequency energy, image guidance, and local temperature control to devascularize tumor tissue. Methods. Five patients with large meningiomas were treated. The target and orientation of the radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA) were simulated preoperatively to maximize devascularization of the lesion without thermal injury to adjacent critical structures. Image fusion, three-dimensional reconstruction, and image-guided methods provided for optimized trajectories and targets for insertion of the RFTA needle. During ablation, local temperatures of the tissue being cauterized were monitored continuously to limit the ablated lesion to within the target volume. The effects of devascularization and the softening of the tumor parenchyma facilitated lesion removal. The intracranial ablated meningioma changed into necrotic tissue and shrank within a few months. Histopathological examination of the ablated lesion revealed sharply demarcated coagulation necrosis. Conclusions. Volumetric thermal devascularization can be applied safely in the treatment of large meningiomas to facilitate surgical manipulation of the lesion as well as to reduce its size palliatively. The procedure's usefulness should be studied further in a larger number of cases with different tumor characteristics.

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