Visualization during magnetic resonance imaging-guided thermal therapy

Author

Bagrecha, Nitin ; Stafford, R. Jason ; Hazle, J.D. ; Zouridakis, George

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Houston Univ., TX, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

1188

Abstract

A suite of computational tools in a graphic user interface (GUI) for visualization of data acquired during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided ablative thermal therapy is being developed, along with an algorithm for realtime local temperature monitoring. The GUI integrates routines for treatment planning, target localization, temperature monitoring, and verification. In particular, it can visualize the treatment volume and overlay a temperature map or thermal isodose contours on the structural MRIs. The GUI has significant potential for real-time control of thermal therapy, thus making it a safe and practical clinical tool for noninvasive treatment of soft-tissue diseases.

Keywords

biomedical MRI; graphical user interfaces; hyperthermia; medical image processing; software tools; computational tools suite; high intensity focused ultrasound; image guidance; interstitial laser; magnetic resonance imaging-guided thermal therapy; microwave applicators; noninvasive treatment; radio frequency applicators; real-time control; real-time processing; safe practical clinical tool; soft-tissue diseases; temperature map; thermal isodose contours; visualization; Computer interfaces; Data visualization; Graphical user interfaces; Graphics; Magnetic resonance; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 2002. 24th Annual Conference and the Annual Fall Meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society EMBS/BMES Conference, 2002. Proceedings of the Second Joint

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7612-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2002.1106341

Filename

1106341