Thermal therapies in interventional MR imaging. Laser.
Laser ablation of cerebral tumors is an alternative to surgical excision and radiosurgery; however, more clinical testing is necessary. Various MR parameters can be used during laser ablation to detect structural as well as temperature changes in near real-time for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Unfortunately, MR-guided ablation does not solve the problem of defining a precise target in high-grade tumors of the central nervous system.
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Klinik und Poliklinik für Diagnostische Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AoR, Leipzig, Germany.
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D015641:Radiography, Interventional