Multiple focused probe approach for high intensity focused ultrasound based surgery

Ultrasonics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 33-44

  Chauhan, Sunita ^a   Lowe, Michael J S ^a   Davies, Brian L ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEUROSURGERY; ROBOTICS; TISSUE; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU);

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NEOPLASM; ROBOTICS; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; ROBOTICS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 0034746640     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(00)00046-9     Document Type: Article

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