Abstract #0265
MR-thermometry with a flexible micro-coil detector during a Nd:YAG laser ablation on a gel-phantom
E. M. Kardoulaki 1 , R. R. A. Syms 1 , I. R. Young 1 , M. Rea 2 , and W. M. W. Gedroyc 2
1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
Imperial College, London, United Kingdom,
2
St.
Mary's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
High SNR imaging with internal coil detectors has been
verified and numerous designs have been proposed. Prior
work employing them has shown improvements in
controlling MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound
and RF ablations. Here we present results from a
phantom-experiment conducted in a 3 T GE scanner to
investigate the merits of substituting the 8-channel
array coil -typically used during Nd:YAG laser liver
interstitial thermal therapies (LITTs)- with a flexible
micro-coil integrated on a commercially available laser
ablation catheter.
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