Image engineering in interventional MRI

David L. Wilson, Andres Carrillo, Lan Zheng, Jeffrey L. Duerk, Jonathan S. Lewin

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Abstract

An interventional MRI system is used to guide thermal ablation of cancerous tumors. Image registration and 3D visualization techniques are found to be useful in the planning and assessment of therapy. For example, T2-weighted, Gd-enhanced, and STIR image volumes are obtained before treatment, immediately after treatment, and from serial follow-ups. Image registration of the volumes allows one to compute region of interest statistics on a given tissue section. Comparison of registered images allow us to compare the region of the thermal lesion with the tumor regions identified prior to treatment. Three-dimensional visualization allows one to determine the extent and symmetry of the thermal lesion.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)474-476
Number of pages3
JournalAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
Volume2
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the 1997 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society - Chicago, IL, USA
Duration: Oct 30 1997Nov 2 1997

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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