Background and Objectives In photothermal therapy, cancerous tissue is treated by the heat
generated from absorbed light energy. For effective photothermal therapy, the parameters …

Temperature distribution is a crucial factor in determining the outcome of laser phototherapy
in cancer treatment. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an ideal method for 3-D …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have shown potential strength in photothermal therapy of
cancer. Several techniques have been developed to investigate local heat generation by …

Difficulty in heating tumors with high spatial selectivity while protecting surrounding healthy
tissues from thermal harm is a challenge for cancer photothermal treatment (PTT). To …

The purpose of this study was to evaluate magnetic resonance (MR) temperature imaging of
the laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) comparing the proton resonance frequency (PRF) …

Cooled LITT applicator systems are known to induce complex temperature patterns. Typical
for such devices, the temperature maxima are often shifted away from the applicator into the …

A noninvasive method is introduced for quantification and visualization of fluence rate in
light-irradiated biological tissues. The method is based on magnetic resonance thermometry …

The integration of medical-image guidance in medicine can enable the adaption of novel
minimally-invasive surgeries and therapies. Thermal-coagulation therapy is a procedure that …

Purpose: Magnetic resonance‐guided laser‐induced thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is currently
undergoing initial safety and feasibility clinical studies for the treatment of intracranial …

Laser-induced heating in an ocular phantom is measured with magnetic resonance
thermography (MRT) using temperature-dependent phase changes in proton resonance …