Dynamic Focusing in Ultrasound Hyperthermia Treatments Using Implantable Hydrophone Arrays

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 706-713

  Seip, Ralf ^a   Van Baren, Philip ^a   Ebbini, Emad S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ALGORITHMS; ELECTRODES; ERROR CORRECTION; FOCUSING; HYDROPHONES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SENSORS;

DYNAMIC FOCUSING; IMPLANTABLE HYDROPHONE ARRAYS; ULTRASOUND HYPERTHERMIA TREATMENT;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0028500013     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.308507     Document Type: Article

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