Noninvasive real-time multipoint temperature control for ultrasound phased array treatments

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1063-1073

  Seip, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; CONTROL EQUIPMENT; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMOCOUPLES; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND; MULTIPOINT ULTRASOUND PHASED ARRAY TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER; TISSUE ECHO PATTERN DISPLACEMENTS; TISSUE ECHO PATTERN TEMPERATURE;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030291626     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.542050     Document Type: Article

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