DocumentCode
3410982
Title
Hyperthermia system combined with MRI unit
Author
Delannoy, J. ; LeBihan, D. ; Levin, R.L. ; Hoult, D.I.
Author_Institution
Nat. Inst. of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
4-7 Nov. 1988
Firstpage
344
Abstract
A combined system capable of noninvasively heating and monitoring temperature has been developed. This system consists of a miniannular phased array (MAPA) that works in combination with a whole-body MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) unit. The MAPA, originally designed to heat limb tumors and recently modified to be compatible with MRI, was centered inside the MRI head coil. A phantom made of polyacrylamide gel was heated and imaged. Temperature images were very consistent with classical invasive measurements.<>
Keywords
biomedical NMR; biomedical equipment; biothermics; temperature distribution; MAPA; MRI unit; heating; hyperthermia system; limb tumors; magnetic resonance imaging; miniannular phased array; polyacrylamide gel; temperature monitoring;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94550
Filename
94550
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