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11434269

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-3
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of interstitial radiosurgery is to deliver a necrotizing dose of heat to an accurately defined focal area without damaging adjacent healthy brain tissue. To achieve this, heat at a temperature of 60-100 degrees C is applied via a laser fiber placed stereotactically in the center of the tumor. With the aid of thermosensitive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), not only can the heat distribution within and around the tumor be measured during treatment, but also the extent of the lesion produced assessed. Interstitial laser thermotherapy (ILTT) performed under MRI monitoring, could become an important interdisciplinary minimally invasive treatment option for patients with brain tumors. Experimental data on the biological effects of interstitial laser therapy on normal brain tissue are not yet available, and only preliminary clinical studies investigating the effects of laser energy on brain tumors have so far been carried out. This overview presents a description of our own initial results, discusses the present state of our knowledge and current possibilities and limitations of this new treatment modality.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1438-3276
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
143 Suppl 2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
87-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
[Brain protective interstitial laser thermotherapy. Therapy of brain tumors without secondary damage].
pubmed:affiliation
Neurochirurgische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum Grosshadern der LMU München.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract