title: A method for simultaneous RF ablation and MRI.
abstract: Radiofrequency (RF) energy has many advantages in thermal tumor ablation protocols. With the recent development of open MRI systems, interventional MRI procedures, including thermal ablation, have become the focus of great research interest. However, the significant interference between RF generators and MR imagers has prevented simultaneous imaging and RF ablation and, until now, has limited the role of RF-based thermal therapy in interventional MRI. Here, a simple switching circuit designed with consideration of patient safety provides compatibility between open MRI systems and RF thermal lesion generators. The experimental results show that the switching circuit allows imaging during RF ablation and opens new opportunity for MR-guided thermal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals of Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Duerk
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D015642:Radiology, Interventional / Q000295:instrumentation