LASER interventions
Subproject 6 – Open high-field MRI guided LASER-Intervention
It is the goal of this project to establish minimally invasive Laser-therapy in an open high-field MRI as clinical standard procedures. Our main objective lies in the treatment of chronic back pain. The cause of which is often a slipped disc. Protruded disc material can be shrunk by percutane Laser disc decompression (PLDD). Thus, the pain, caused by disc herniation of the nerve root can be reduced.
Furthermore, bone and visceral tumors can be treated by the means of minimal-invasive percutaneous Laser treatment under MRI guidance. Especially for this kind of procedure the Charité (Berlin, Germany) now has innovative miniature Laser-catheters by Somatex® available. Malignant tumors, which may not be easily accessible in open surgery, can be treated locally with these special, minimally invasive Laser applicators.
Open MRI-System Philips Panorama 1,0T (up left). Image of tumor in liver (down left). Laser efficiency (up/down rigth).
The osteoid osteoma is one of the most common bengin (non-cancerous) tumors of the bone. These tumors are associated with extreme pain in the frequently very young patients.
Therefore, it is the detailed imaging of the tumor that is possible with MRI without ionizing radiation (CT and x-Ray Imaging expose patients to varying doses of radiation) that is essential with respect to the age group of this patient collective.
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