Comparison of MR-thermography and planning calculations in phantoms

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3912-3920

  Gellermann, J ^a   Weihrauch, M ^a   Cho, C H ^a   Wlodarczyk, W ^a   Fahling H ^a   Felix, R ^a   Budach, V ^a   Weiser, M ^b   Nadobny, J ^a   Wust, P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ZUSE INSTITUTE BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annular phased array; Hyperthermia planning; Magnetic resonance thermography; Phantom

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOMS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TOMOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AMPLITUDE CORRECTION; DRIFT CORRECTION; INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE CORRECTIONS; POSITION CORRECTION; POSITIONING ERROR; PROTON RESONANCE FREQUENCY; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHANTOM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION ABSORPTION; THERMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 33749398787     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2348761     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. K. S. Yee, "Numerical solution of initial boundary value problems involving Maxwell's equations in isotropic media," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. 17, 585-589 (1966).
2. J. Nadobny, D. Sullivan, P. Wust, M. Seebass, P. Deuflhard, and R. Felix, "A high-resolution interpolation at arbitrary interfaces for the FDTD method," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. 46, 1759-1766 (1998).
3. D. Sullivan, "Three-dimensional computer simulation in deep regional hyperthermia using the FDTD method," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. 38, 204-211 (1990).
4. D. Sullivan, Electromagnetic Simulation Using the FDTD Method (IEEE Press, New York, 2000).
5. J. van de Kamer, A. A. de Leeuw, S. N. Hornsleth, H. Kroeze, A. N. Kotte, and J. J. Lagendijk, "Development of a regional hyperthermia treatment planning systems," Int. J. Hyperthermia 17, 207-220 (2001).
6. J. Nadobny, R. Pontalti, D. Sullivan, W. Wlodarczyk, A. Vaccari, P. Deuflhard, and P. Wust, "A thin rod approximation for the improved modeling of bare and insulated cylindrical antennas using the FDTD method," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. 51, 1780-1786 (2003).
7. J. Nadobny, H. Fähling, M. Hagmann, P. Turner, W. Wlodarczyk, J. Gellermann, P. Deuflhard, and P. Wust, "Experimental and numerical investigations of feed-point parameters in a 3D hyperthermia applicator using different FDTD models of feed networks," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 49, 1348-1359 (2002).
8. T. G. Juergens, A. Taflove, K. Umashankar, and T. G. Moore, "Finite-difference time-domain modeling of curved surfaces," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. 40, 357-366 (1992).
9. A. Taflove, Advances in Computational Electrodynamics: The Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method (Artech House, Boston, MA, 1998).
10. N. Kaneda, B. Houshmand, and T. Itoh, "FDTD analysis of dielectric resonators with curved surfaces," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. 45, 1645-1649 (1997).
11. J. B. van de Kamer, A. A. de Leeuw, H. Kroeze, and J. J. Lagendijk, "Quasistatic zooming for regional hyperthermia treatment planning," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 1017-1030 (2001).
12. J. Nadobny, D. Sullivan, W. Wlodarczyk, P. Deuflhard, and P. Wust, "A 3D tensor FDTD-formulation for treatment of sloped interfaces in electrically inhomogeneous media," IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag. 51, 1760-1770 (2003).
13. P. Wust, J. Nadobny, M. Seebass, D. Stalling, J. Gellermann, H. C. Hege, P. Deuflhard, and R. Felix, "Influence of patient models and numerical methods on predicted power deposition patterns," Int. J. Hyperthermia 15, 519-540 (1999).
14. J. Nadobny, P. Wust, M. Seebass, P. Deuflhard, and R. Felix, "A volume-surface integral equation method for solving Maxwell's equations in electrically inhomogeneous media using tetrahedral grids," IEEE Trans. Microwave Theory Tech. 44, 543-554 (1996).
15. J. Gellermann, P. Wust, D. Stalling, M. Seebass. J. Nadobny, R. Beck, J. Beier, H. C. Hege, P. Deuflhard, and R. Felix, "Clinical evaluation and verification of the hyperthermia treatment planning system HyperPlan," Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 47, 1145-1156 (2000).
16. G. Sreenivasa, J. Gellermann, B. Rau, J. Nadobny, P. Schlag, P. Deuflhard, R. Felix, and P. Wust, "Clinical application of the hyperthermia treatment planning system HyperPlan - Comparison of algorithms and clinical observables," Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 55, 407-419 (2003).
17. K. D. Paulsen and M. P. Ross, "Comparison of numerical calculations with phantom experiments and clinical measurements," Int. J. Hyperthermia 6, 333-349 (1990).
18. P. Wust, T. Meier, M. Seebass, H. Fähling, K. Petermann, and R. Felix, "Noninvasive prediction of SAR distributions with an electro-optical E-field sensor," Int. J. Hyperthermia 11, 295-310 (1995).
19. P. Wust, J. Berger, H. Fähling, J. Nadobny, J. Gellermann, W. Tilly, B. Rau, K. Petermann, and R. Felix, "Scanning E-field sensor device for on-line control of annular-phased-array system," Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 43, 927-937 (1999).
20. P. Wust, R. Beck, J. Berger, H. Fähling, M. Seebass, W. Wlodarczyk, W. Hoffmann, and J. Nadobny, "Electric-field distributions in a phased-array applicator with 12 channels - Measurements and numerical simulation," Med. Phys. 27, 2565-2579 (2000).
21. P. Wust, H. Fähling, M. Brünner, J. Nadobny, A. Jordan, and R. Felix, "Visualization and registration of three-dimensional E-field distributions in annular-phased-array applicators," Med. Phys. 26, 653-659 (1999).
22. G. C. van Rhoon, D. J. van der Heuvel, A. Amezane, P. J. Rietveld, K. Volenec, and J. van der Zee, "Characterization of the SAR-distribution of the Sigma-60 applicator for regional hyperthermia using a Schottky diode sheet," Int. J. Hyperthermia 19, 642-654 (2003).
23. J. Gellermann, W. Wlodarczyk, H. Ganter, J. Nadobny, H. Fähling, M. Seebass, R. Felix, and P. Wust, "A practical approach to thermography in a hyperthermia/MR hybrid system - Validation in a heterogeneous phantom," Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol., Phys. 61, 267-277 (2005).
24. J. Gellermann, B. Hildebrandt, R. Issels, H. Ganter, W. Wlodarczyk, V. Budach, R. Felix, P. U. Tunn, P. Reichardt, and P. Wust, "Non-invasive MR-thermography of soft tissue sarcomas during regional hyperthermia: Correlation with response and direct thermometry," Cancer (in press, 2006).
25. J. Gellermann, W. Wlodarczyk, B. Hildebrandt, H. Ganter, W. Tilly, H. Fähling, J. Nadobny, R. Felix, and P. Wust, "Noninvasive magnetic resonance thermography of recurrent rectal carcinoma in a 1.5 Tesla hybrid system," Cancer Res. 65, 1-9 (2005).
26. J. Gellermann, W. Wlodarczyk, A. Feussner, H. Fähling, J. Nadobny, B. Hildebrandt, R. Felix, and P. Wust, "Methods and potentials of magnetic resonance imaging for monitoring radiofrequency hyperthermia in a hybrid system," Int. J. Hyperthermia 21, 497-513 (2005).
27. J. Nadobny, W. Wlodarczyk, L. Westhoff, J. Gellermann, R. Felix, and P. Wust, "A clinical water-coated antenna applicator for MR-controlled deep-body hyperthermia: A comparison of calculated and measured 3D temperature data sets," IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 52, 505-519 (2005).
28. P. Wust, H. Fähling, W. Wlodarczyk, M. Seebass, J. Gellermann, P. Deufhard, and J. Nadobny, "Antenna arrays in the SIGMA-Eye applicator: Interactions and transforming networks," Med. Phys. 28, 1793-1805 (2001).
29. J. de Poorter, C. de Wagter, Y. de Deene, C. Thomson, and C. Stahlberg, "Noninvasive MRI thermometry with the proton resonance frequency (PRF) method: In vivo results in human muscle," Magn. Reson. Med. 33, 74-81 (1995).
30. P. Wust, H. Stahl, J. Löffel, M. Seebass, H. Riess, and R. Felix, "Clinical, physiological, and anatomical determinants for radiofrequency hyperthermia," Int. J. Hyperthermia 11, 151-167 (1995).
31. W. Tilly, P. Wust, B. Rau, C. Harder, J. Gellermann, P. Schlag, V. Budach, and R. Felix, "Temperature data and specific absorption rates in pelvic tumors: Predictive factors and correlations," Int. J. Hyperthermia 17, 172-188 (2001).
32. P. Wust, H. Fähling, R. Felix, S. Rahman, R. Issels, H. J. Feldmann, G. van Rhoon, and J. van der Zee, "Quality control of the SIGMA applicator using a lamp phantom: A four-center comparison," Int. J. Hyperthermia 11, 755-767 (1995).
33. P. Wust, H. Fähling, A. Jordan, J. Nadobny, M. Seebass, and R. Felix, "Development and testing of SAR-visualizing phantoms for quality control in rf hyperthermia," Int. J. Hyperthermia 10, 127-142 (1994).
34. J. P. Berenger, "A perfectly matched layer for the absorption of electromagnetic waves," J. Comput. Phys. 114, 185-200 (1994).
35. D. M. Sullivan, "An unsplit step 3D PML for use with the FDTD method," IEEE Microw. Guid. Wave Lett. 7, 1984-1986 (1997).
36. P. Wust, H. Fähling, T. Helzel, M. Kniephoff, W. Wlodarczyk, G. Monich, and R. Felix, "Design and test of a new multiamplifier system with phase and amplitude control," Int. J. Hyperthermia 14, 459-477 (1998).
37. W. M. Lee, A. Ameziane, A. M. van den Biggelaar, P. J. Rietveld, and G. C. van Rhoon, "Stability and accuracy of power and phase measurements of a VVM system designed for online quality control of the BSD-2000 (-3D) DHT system," Int. J. Hyperthermia 19, 74-88 (2003).
38. J. Berger, K. Petermann, H. Fähling, and P. Wust, "Calibrated electrooptic E-field sensors for hyperthermia applications," Phys. Med. Biol. 46, 399-411 (2001).