Assessing critical temperature dose areas in the kidney by magnetic resonance imaging thermometry in an ex vivo Holmium:YAG laser lithotripsy model.

Robert WriedtMehmet YilmazThomas LottnerAndreas ReichertKonrad WilhelmPhilippe-Fabian PohlmannChristian GratzkeMichael BockArkadiusz Miernik

Published in: World journal of urology (2022)

We demonstrate that critical temperature dose areas in the kidney parenchyma were associated with high laser power and application times, a low irrigation rate, and anatomical volume of the targeted calyx.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
computed tomography
cancer therapy
contrast enhanced
benign prostatic hyperplasia
drug delivery
high resolution
diffusion weighted imaging