Potential and limitations of magnetic resonance imaging for real-time monitoring of interstitial laser phototherapy

Academic Radiology
E PignoliR Musumeci

Abstract

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging has been suggested as a method to monitor interstitial laser phototherapy (ILP) in deep tissues. Unfortunately, a reliable relation between temperature and MR parameters has not yet been demonstrated. In this study, we examined whether such a relation exists and whether MR imaging can measure absolute temperature or temperature changes. We evaluated, in the range of 21 degrees C to 80 degrees C, the temperature dependence of the MR imaging signal and T1 in samples of liver, water, CuSO4, and oil. Spin-echo and fast low-angle shot (FLASH) sequences were used. The MR imaging signal of liver, CuSO4, and water continuously decreased when the temperature was increased from 21 degrees C to 80 degrees C. By contrast, the MR imaging signal of the oil increased with increasing temperature up to 40-50 degrees C and then decreased at higher temperatures. We observed a reliable linear relation only between T1 and temperature in a range' of 30-60 degrees C for oil and CuSO4. MR imaging has the potential to measure thermal variations with an uncertainty of approximately +/- 10 degrees C. However, the use of MR imaging to monitor the real-time thermal effect induced in biologic tissues during laser irradiation ...Continue Reading

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