Evaluation of viscosities of typical drainage fluids to promote more evidence-based catheter size selection.

Percutaneous drainage is a first-line therapy for abscesses and other fluid collections. However, experimental data on the viscosity of body fluids are scarce. This study analyses the apparent viscosity of serous, purulent and biliary fluids to provide reference data for the evaluation of drainage catheters.

Hyperthermia-induced doxorubicin delivery from thermosensitive liposomes via MR-HIFU in a pig model.

Purpose: Encapsulation of cytotoxic drugs for a localized release is an effective way to increase the therapeutic window of such agents. In this article we present the localized release of doxorubicin (DOX) from phosphatidyldiglycerol (DPPG) based thermosensitive liposomes using MR-HIFU mediated hyperthermia in a swine model.

Materials And Methods: German landrace pigs of weights between 37.