Meeting Banner
Abstract #1561

An Integrated System for MR-Guided Thermal Ablations: From Planning to Real-Time Temperature Monitoring

Eva Rothgang1, 2, Wesley D. Gilson2, 3, Li Pan2, 3, Jrg Roland4, Klaus J. Kirchberg2, Frank Wacker, 35, Joachim Hornegger1, Christine H. Lorenz2, 3

1Pattern Recognition Lab, Department of Computer Science, Friedrich-Alexander University, Erlangen, Germany; 2Center for Applied Medical Imaging, Siemens Corporate Research, Baltimore, MD, United States; 3Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States; 4Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany; 5Department of Radiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany

 

Keywords

ablation ablations accurate adequately aligned alignment allow anatomic anatomical application applicator automatic automatically axes bands best built capabilities color combined continuous control corporate create critical date defined destroy detect developed device difficult displayed divided effective efficient enables entire entry evaluate example fiber frank frequency front fully fused fusion generate graph green guided guiding healthy heating identified identifying importance increasingly independent induced integrate integrated interactive invasive irreversible johns laser lesions local location locations magenta magnitude making many maps medical middle minimally modalities modules monitor monitoring moved orthogonal path pattern performance placement planar planned planning porcine prescribed prior problem procedures projection proton prototype pulse radio radiological radiology real reflect reformatting require respect review reviewing saturation school science seed selected slice slices soft solid source space spares sparing spatial steps strategies structures studies subtraction supports system target targeting temperature thermal third tissue tool tools trajectory treatment tumor tumors upper useful views visualization widespread zone