Magnetic resonance thermometry-guided laser-induced thermal therapy for intracranial neoplasms: initial experience

PR Jethwa, JC Barrese, A Gowda, A Shetty… - Operative …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Laser-induced thermal therapy is a promising tool in the neurosurgeon's
armamentarium. This methodology has seen a resurgence in application as a result of …

Laser thermal therapy: Real‐time MRI‐guided and computer‐controlled procedures for metastatic brain tumors

A Carpentier, RJ McNichols, RJ Stafford… - Lasers in surgery …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective We report the final results of a pilot clinical trial exploring
the safety and feasibility of real‐time magnetic resonance‐guided laser‐induced thermal …

Real-time magnetic resonance-guided laser thermal therapy for focal metastatic brain tumors

A Carpentier, J Itzcovitz, D Payen, B George… - Operative …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: We report the initial results of a pilot clinical trial exploring the safety and
feasibility of the first real-time magnetic resonance-guided laser-induced thermal therapy of …

Laser interstitial thermal therapy technology, physics of magnetic resonance imaging thermometry, and technical considerations for proper catheter placement during …

NV Patel, M Mian, RJ Stafford, BV Nahed, JT Willie… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Laser-induced thermal therapy has become a powerful tool in the neurosurgical
armamentarium. The physics of laser therapy are complex, but a sound understanding of …

Volumetric trends associated with MRI‐guided laser‐induced thermal therapy (LITT) for intracranial tumors

NV Patel, PR Jethwa, JC Barrese… - Lasers in surgery …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background MR‐guided Laser Induced Thermal Therapy (LITT) is a procedure for
intracranial tumors. Minimal data exists regarding post‐procedure lesion volume changes …

Thermal therapy of canine cerebral tumors using a 980 nm diode laser with MR temperature‐sensitive imaging feedback

M Kangasniemi, RJ McNichols… - Lasers in Surgery …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Purpose The laser‐induced thermal therapy (LITT) of cerebral
tumors has conventionally been performed using Nd: YAG lasers and is associated with a …

Intracranial MR-guided laser-induced thermal therapy: single-center experience with the Visualase thermal therapy system

P Patel, NV Patel, SF Danish - Journal of neurosurgery, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE MR-guided laser-induced thermal therapy (MRgLITT) can be used to treat
intracranial tumors, epilepsy, and chronic pain syndromes. Here, the authors report their …

MRI-guided laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy of cerebral neoplasms

T Kahn, M Bettag, F Ulrich… - Journal of computer …, 1994 - journals.lww.com
Objective Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) using a neodymium: yttrium
aluminum garnet (Nd: YAG) laser is a new therapeutic approach in the treatment of brain …

MR‐guided laser‐induced thermal therapy (LITT) for recurrent glioblastomas

A Carpentier, D Chauvet, V Reina… - Lasers in surgery …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Laser‐induced thermal therapy (LITT), coupled with magnetic
resonance thermal imaging (MRTI) guidance, provides a minimally invasive and safe …

MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in neuro-oncology: a review of its current clinical applications

G Rahmathulla, PF Recinos, K Kamian… - Oncology, 2014 - karger.com
Magnetic resonance imaging-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally
invasive treatment modality with recent increasing use to ablate brain tumors. When …