Fiber optic sensors for temperature monitoring during thermal treatments: An overview

E Schena, D Tosi, P Saccomandi, E Lewis, T Kim - Sensors, 2016 - mdpi.com
During recent decades, minimally invasive thermal treatments (ie, Radiofrequency ablation,
Laser ablation, Microwave ablation, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ablation, and Cryo …

Real‐time magnetic resonance imaging

KS Nayak, Y Lim… - Journal of Magnetic …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Real‐time magnetic resonance imaging (RT‐MRI) allows for imaging dynamic processes as
they occur, without relying on any repetition or synchronization. This is made possible by …

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 …

Methods of monitoring thermal ablation of soft tissue tumors–A comprehensive review

R Geoghegan, G Ter Haar, K Nightingale… - Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Thermal ablation is a form of hyperthermia in which oncologic control can be achieved by
briefly inducing elevated temperatures, typically in the range 50–80° C, within a target …

First clinical experience with a dedicated MRI-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound system for breast cancer ablation

LG Merckel, FM Knuttel, R Deckers, T van Dalen… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Objectives To assess the safety and feasibility of MRI-guided high-intensity focused
ultrasound (MR-HIFU) ablation in breast cancer patients using a dedicated breast platform …

Nano Self-Assembly for Apoptosis Induction and Early Therapeutic Efficacy Monitoring

X Meng, Y Cheng, F Wang, Z Sun, H Chu… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Real-time monitoring of early antitumor efficacy is one of the key issues in realizing high-
efficiency and more precise tumor treatment. As a highly specific event in the early stage of …

MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of breast cancer with a dedicated breast platform

LG Merckel, LW Bartels, MO Köhler… - Cardiovascular and …, 2013 - Springer
Optimizing the treatment of breast cancer remains a major topic of interest. In current clinical
practice, breast-conserving therapy is the standard of care for patients with localized breast …

Temperature monitoring in hyperthermia treatments of bone tumors: State-of-the-art and future challenges

F De Tommasi, C Massaroni, RF Grasso, M Carassiti… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone metastases and osteoid osteoma (OO) have a high incidence in patients facing
primary lesions in many organs. Radiotherapy has long been the standard choice for these …

Update on image-guided percutaneous ablation of breast cancer

MM Fleming, AI Holbrook… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to delineate the potential techniques for
percutaneous ablation of breast cancer, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each …

Ultrasound-guided laser-induced thermal therapy for small palpable invasive breast carcinomas: a feasibility study

S Van Esser, G Stapper, PJ Van Diest… - Annals of surgical …, 2009 - Springer
Background The next step in breast-conserving surgery for small breast carcinomas could
be local ablation. In this study, the feasibility of ultrasound-guided laser-induced thermal …