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Semin intervent Radiol 1999; 16(1): 51-61
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1082189
Copyright © 1999 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain

Thomas Kahn* , Hans-Joachim Schwarzmaier† , Ulrich Mödder*
  • *Institute of Diagnostic Radiology, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf
  • †German National Research Center for Information Technology, Sankt Augustin, Germany
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05 September 2008 (online)

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Abstract

This article explores the many uses of magnetic resonance (MR) interventional procedures in the brain, including biopsy, MR-guided interstitial therapy, laserinduced interstitial thermotherapy, radio frequency ablation, focused ultrasound, cryotherapy, and intraoperative MR imaging.

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Interventional MRI - laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy - focused ultrasound - cryotherapy - radio frequency ablation

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