This study demonstrated circular surface nanostructures and femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structures (FLIPSS) for copper produced by a Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser beam of wavelength 800 nm and duration 120 fs. The circular textured nanostrucres could be created by a single laser pulse. The nanostructures in the center of the heated spot diminish as laser fluence increases and a c...

Multifunctional nanoparticles possessing magnetization and near-infrared (NIR) absorption have warranted interest due to their significant applications in magnetic resonance imaging, diagnosis, bioseparation, target delivery, and NIR photothermal ablation. Herein, the site-selective assembly of magnetic nanoparticles onto the ends or ends and sides of gold nanorods with different aspect ratios ...

Introduction. MRgHIFU is a hybrid technology which aims to offer efficient and safe thermal ablation of targeted tumors or other pathological tissues, while preserving healthy surrounding structures unaltered. Theoretically MRgHIFU has no limitation regarding lesion size [1]. The main challenge is to avoid near and far field heating [2]. We demonstrate here that reflection at tissue-to-air exit...

The monitoring of thermal ablation procedures would benefit from an acceleration in the rate at which MRI temperature maps are acquired. Constrained reconstruction techniques have been shown to be capable of generating high quality images using only a fraction of the k-space data. Here, we present a temporally constrained reconstruction (TCR) algorithm applied to proton resonance frequency shif...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to compare the efficiency of multipolar radiofrequency ablation (RFA) using three perfused-cooled electrodes with multiple overlapping and simultaneous monopolar techniques for creating an ablation zone in ex vivo bovine livers and in in vivo porcine livers. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the ex vivo experiments, we used a 200 W generator (Valleylab, CC-3 model) and three perfus...

Objective: Atrio-esophageal fistula is an infrequent but devastating complication of catheter-based ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). Thermal esophageal injury may be the precursor of atrio-esophageal fistula. Here, we evaluated the role of esophageal temperature monitoring in preventing thermal esophageal injury during pulmonary vein isolation for AF with radiofrequency energy. Methods: In...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Symptomatic uterine adenomyosis, unresponsive to medical therapy, is a challenging condition for patients who desire to preserve their uterus. This study was an evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of laparoscopic radiofrequency thermal ablation of symptomatic nodular uterine adenomyosis. METHODS Fifteen women with symptomatic nodular adenomyosis, who had no pl...

BACKGROUND Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) characteristics are rarely documented when comparing catheters in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial flutter (AFL). Our objectives were (1) to evaluate the impact of CTI morphology and length on ablation procedures and (2) to compare the efficacy of an 8-mm-tip catheter with an irrigated cooled-tip RFA in the subgroup presumed to be more difficult to ...