A THERMAL ABLATION SYSTEM

摘要

Embodiments of the invention provide a thermal ablation system. The thermal ablation comprises a thermal ablation apparatus configured to perform thermal ablation on a targeted tissue according to plan data of a treatment during a therapy mode of the thermal ablation system, a MR apparatus configured to perform a T2* weighted MR imaging for the targeted tissue to assess a therapeutic response of the thermal ablation during an assessment mode of the thermal ablation system, a control apparatus configured to switch the thermal ablation system between the therapy mode and the assessment mode. The thermal ablation apparatus is activated to perform the thermal ablation in the therapy mode, and the thermal ablation apparatus is deactivated to terminate the thermal ablation and the MR apparatus is activated to perform the T2* weighted MR imaging in the assessment mode.

主权项

1. A thermal ablation system comprising a thermal ablation apparatus configured to perform thermal ablation on a targeted tissue according to plan data of a treatment during a therapy mode of the thermal ablation system, the thermal ablation system further comprising:
a magnetic resonance (MR) apparatus configured to acquire a T2* weighted MR image for the targeted tissue to visualize an ablated volume of the thermal ablation on the T2* weighted MR image during an assessment mode of the thermal ablation system; and a control apparatus coupled to the thermal ablation apparatus and the MR apparatus and configured to switch the thermal ablation system between the therapy mode and the assessment mode, wherein the thermal ablation apparatus is activated to perform the thermal ablation in the therapy mode, and wherein the thermal ablation apparatus is deactivated to terminate the thermal ablation and the MR apparatus is activated to acquire the T2* weighted MR image in the assessment mode.