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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94550
