Use of temperature sensitive liposomes

摘要

Apparatus for temperature-monitored heat treatment monitoring, comprising: a radiant heat source adapted for heating of internal body tissue at a location; an imager suitable for providing an image that differentiates between whole and collapsed liposomes, viewing said heated tissue at said location; and a controller that analyses a view of said tissue acquired by said viewer and generates a temperature indicating map of the heated tissue, based on a known temperature-varying collapse characteristic of said liposomes.