| Literature DB >> 28989272 |
Yue Chen1, Wei Wang2, Ehud J Schmidt3, Ka-Wai Kwok4, Akila N Viswanathan5, Robert Cormack6, Zion Tsz Ho Tse7.
Abstract
Active magnetic resonance (MR) tracking for gynecologic brachytherapy was made possible by attaching the micro radiofrequency coils to the brachytherapy applicator. The rectangular planar micro coil was fabricated using flexible printed circuits with dimensions of 8mm×1.5mm. A 5-Fr (1.6mm) tungsten brachytherapy stylet was custom-machined to incorporate the micro coils. The finite element analysis and the phantom tissue studies show that the proposed device enables in situ, real-time guidance of access routes to the target anatomy safely and accurately. The setup was tested in a Siemens 3T MR scanner. The micro coils can be localized rapidly (up to 40 Hz) and precisely (resolution: 0.6×0.6×0.6mm3) using an MR-tracking sequence.Entities:
Keywords: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); active tracking; brachytherapy; stylet
Year: 2015 PMID: 28989272 PMCID: PMC5627614 DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2015.2503427
Source DB: PubMed Journal: IEEE ASME Trans Mechatron ISSN: 1083-4435 Impact factor: 5.303