Interventional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Thomas Kahn, MD, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the Leipzig University Hospital, Germany. After studying medicine in Berlin, he started his residency at the Department of Radiology, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, and continued his work at the Department of Radiology, University of Düsseldorf. In 1989 he undertook a research stay in the medical industry and gained his Habilitation in Diagnostic Radiology from the University of Düsseldorf in 1991. In 1996 he was a Visiting Professor at the Radiology Department of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. In 1999 Professor Kahn took up his present position in Leipzig. Harald Busse, PhD is currently Head of the MR Research Group at the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Leipzig University Hospital, Germany. After studying physics and medicine in Bonn, he gained his Diploma in Physics in 1991 and his Doctoral Degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Bonn in 1995. Dr. Busse subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; the Departments of Laser Medicine and Diagnostic Radiology, Düsseldorf University Hospital; and the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology, St. Augustin, Germany. In 2000 he moved to his present position in Leipzig. The planning and control of minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using magnetic resonance imaging are among the main focuses of his research.

Systems for Interventional MRI.- Pulse Sequences for Interventional MRI.- RF Coils for Interventional MRI.- Instruments for Interventional MRI.- Safety Considerations in Interventional MRI.- Anesthesia Management.- MRI Guidance of Minimally Invasive Cranial Applications- Intracranial Tumor Resections- Nonneoplastic Neurosurgical Applications.- MRI-Guided Biopsies.- Navigation Techniques for MRI-Guided Interventions.- Robotic Devices.- MRI-Guided Musculoskeletal Interventions- ...Breast Interventions- ...Thermal Ablation Techniques- ...Laser Ablation in the Brain- ...Laser Ablation in the Liver- ...RF Ablation in the Liver- ...RF Ablation in the Kidney- ...HIFU of Uterine Fibroids- ...HIFU in the Liver and Kidney- ...HIFU in the Brain- ...Brachytherapy in the Liver- ...Microwave Ablation.- Cryoablation in Open MRI Scanners- ...Wide-Bore MRI Scanners.- MRI Guidance of Vascular Applications- ...Cardiac Applications.- MRI-Guided Prostate Biopsies- ...Therapeutic Procedures in the Prostate- ...Targeted Drug Delivery- ...Stem Cell Therapy- Delivery and Tracking of Cellular Therapeutics.- Hybrid MRI Systems and Applications.- Simultaneous Ultrasound and MRI Acquisition.- Simultaneous Endoscopy and MRI Acquisition.