Title :
A Possibility of Hyperthermia Treatment using MRI Equipment
Author :
Kunisaki, Junichi ; Saito, Tasuku ; Yamada, Tsutomu ; Takemura, Yasushi ; Niwa, Tetsu ; Inoue, Tomio
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ.
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
A possibility of hyperthermia treatment using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is discussed. A resonant circuit consisting of a closed connection of an inductor and a capacitor raised its temperature by an applied magnetic field. As the resonant circuit is heated efficiently, it can be used as an implant for the hyperthermia. It was indicated that a RF pulse of a commercial MRI system under normal diagnosis procedure could be used for the excitation source
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; hyperthermia; patient treatment; MRI equipment; RF pulse; hyperthermia treatment; magnetic resonance imaging; resonant circuit; Cancer; Hyperthermia; Implants; Inductors; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Magnetic resonance imaging; RLC circuits; Radio frequency; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259786
