Interventional magnetic resonance imaging in the head and neck

Interventional MRI is clearly in its early stages of development. While the value of MR-guided aspiration cytology and MR evaluation of deep electrode implantation in the brain has already been confirmed with human clinical studies, the future of MR-guided interstitial laser therapy remains to be pr...

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Published in:Topics in magnetic resonance imaging 1990-09, Vol.2 (4), p.76-80
Main Authors: Lufkin, R B, Robinson, J D, Castro, D J, Jabour, B A, Duckwiler, G, Layfield, L J, Hanafee, W N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy, Needle - methods
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - therapy
Humans
Laser Therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - instrumentation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
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Summary:Interventional MRI is clearly in its early stages of development. While the value of MR-guided aspiration cytology and MR evaluation of deep electrode implantation in the brain has already been confirmed with human clinical studies, the future of MR-guided interstitial laser therapy remains to be proven. Despite this, as we look ahead into the 1990s and the millennium, it is possible to imagine dedicated MR laser therapy units for combined radiological and surgical outpatient approaches in what may become the operating rooms of the 21st century.
ISSN:0899-3459
DOI:10.1097/00002142-199009000-00011