treatments :: laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT)

Laser-induced interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) is a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of solid tumors that uses laser light to destroy the affected tissue through heat. In LITT, fiber optics are placed directly into the tumor to deliver laser light energy within the desired region of treatment. After proper positioning of fibers target tissues are irradiated using infrared light. Absorption of light energy by the tissue volume results in volumetric heating which ultimately leads to thermal destruction of the tumor.

Advantages of Visualase:

• fast, controlled formation of large thermal lesions
• minimally invasive applicators as small as 1.6 mm
• real-time visualization of the treatment under MRI
• the applicator and fiber are made entirely from MRI-compatible materials
• laser energy can be delivered during MRI scans

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