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Tomography ; 10(4): 533-542, 2024 Apr 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38668399

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Focused ultrasound (FUS) is a minimally invasive treatment that utilizes high-energy ultrasound waves to thermally ablate tissue. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guidance may be combined with FUS (MRgFUS) to increase its accuracy and has been proposed for lung tumor ablation/debulking. However, the lungs are predominantly filled with air, which attenuates the strength of the FUS beam. This investigation aimed to test the feasibility of a new approach using an intentional lung collapse to reduce the amount of air inside the lung and a controlled hydrothorax to create an acoustic window for transcutaneous MRgFUS lung ablation. Eleven pigs had one lung mechanically ventilated while the other lung underwent a controlled collapse and subsequent hydrothorax of that hemisphere. The MRgFUS lung ablations were then conducted via the intercostal space. All the animals recovered well and remained healthy in the week following the FUS treatment. The location and size of the ablations were confirmed one week post-treatment via MRI, necropsy, and histological analysis. The animals had almost no side effects and the skin burns were completely eliminated after the first two animal studies, following technique refinement. This study introduces a novel methodology of MRgFUS that can be used to treat deep lung parenchyma in a safe and viable manner.


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High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation , Lung , Animals , Swine , Lung/diagnostic imaging , Lung/surgery , Lung/pathology , High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation/methods , Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional/methods , Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods , Feasibility Studies , Models, Animal , Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Lung Neoplasms/pathology
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