Urology
Volume 75, Issue 6 , Pages 1514.e1-1514.e6 , June 2010

Feasibility of 3.0T Magnetic Resonance Imaging-guided Laser Ablation of a Cadaveric Prostate

  • David A. Woodrum

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: David A. Woodrum, Ph.D., Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, Southwest, Rochester, MN 55905
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  • Krzysztof R. Gorny

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Lance A. Mynderse

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Kimberly K. Amrami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Joel P. Felmlee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Haraldur Bjarnason

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Oscar I. Garcia-Medina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Roger J. McNichols

      Affiliations

    • BioTex, Incorporated, Houston, Texas
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  • Thomas D. Atwell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Matthew R. Callstrom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota

Received 23 September 2009 ,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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 This study was supported by a small grant from Mayo Clinic.

 R. McNichols is an employee of, and equity owner in, Visualase, Incorporated.

PII: S0090-4295(10)00172-X

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.01.059

Urology
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