Positron emission tomography of laser-induced interstitial hyperthermia in cerebral gliomas

Frank Ulrich; Martin Bettag; K. J. Langen

doi:10.1117/12.44152

1 May 1991 Positron emission tomography of laser-induced interstitial hyperthermia in cerebral gliomas

Frank Ulrich, Martin Bettag, K. J. Langen

Proceedings Volume 1428, Three-Dimensional Bioimaging Systems and Lasers in the Neurosciences; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44152
Event: Optics, Electro-Optics, and Laser Applications in Science and Engineering, 1991, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Abstract

Up to the present 5 patients with cerebral gliomas (WHO II-III) were treated by stereotactic, laser-induced, interstitial thermal therapy (SLIITT). Parameters used in SLIITT were 3 watts as continuous wave over 5-10 minutes in single or multiple foci depending on the size of the tumor.

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Frank Ulrich, Martin Bettag, and K. J. Langen "Positron emission tomography of laser-induced interstitial hyperthermia in cerebral gliomas", Proc. SPIE 1428, Three-Dimensional Bioimaging Systems and Lasers in the Neurosciences, (1 May 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44152

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