Intracavitary ultrasound phased arrays for prostate thermal therapies: MRI compatibility and in vivo testing

Medical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2392-2399

  Hutchinson, E B ^a,b   Hynynen, K ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aperiodic; Hyperthermia; Intracavitary; MRI; Phased array; Prostate; Thermal surgery; Thermal therapy; Transrectal; Ultrasound surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; DISEASES; HYPERTHERMIA THERAPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURGERY; UROLOGY;

APERIODIC; HYPERTHERMIA; INTRACAVITARY; PROSTATE; THERMAL SURGERY; THERMAL THERAPIES; TRANSRECTAL; ULTRASOUND SURGERY;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; RABBIT; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TISSUE NECROSIS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032427804     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598450     Document Type: Article

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