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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