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FOCUSED LASER INTERSTITIAL THERMAL THERAPY
The AutoLITT System advances the technology for treating brain tumors:


MRI

   

The AutoLITT procedure is performed with the patient in a standard 1.5T MRI scanner. The treating physician visualizes and controls the treatment procedure in real-time.

 
MRI-Compatible Laser Probe
   
The thin probe is inserted into the tumor through a small “burr hole” in the skull. The probe tip emits laser energy sideways (radially) to heat tissue in one direction while cooling to remove heat from all other directions. The unidirectional focus enables the physician to “steer” the heat to the tumor and avoid neighboring healthy tissue.
 
MRI Thermometry
   
MRI signals measure temperature in and around the tumor, enabling the physician to “see” the tumor and the thermal damage as it happens. The real-time feedback information gives the physician the ability to precisely control the treatment.
 

Treatment Control Devices

 
Various positioning and monitoring devices enable the physician to precisely control the procedure remotely and without moving the patient in the MRI.
 
System
 
The combined technologies enable physicians to selectively treat the tumor tissue they want to kill while avoiding damage to other tissue.
 
   

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