Interstitial ultrasound applicators with dynamic angular control for thermal ablation of tumors under MR-guidance

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2496-2499

  Kinsey, Adam M ^a   Tyréus, Per Daniel ^a   Rieke, Viola ^b   Butts, Kim ^b   Nau, William H ^a   Sommer, Graham ^b   Diederich, Chris J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Interstitial ultrasound; MR temperature imaging; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

HEATING; INFRARED IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; TISSUE; TUMORS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

ANGULAR CONTROL; INTERSTITIAL ULTRASOUND; MR TEMPERATURE IMAGING; THERMAL ABLATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 11144286813     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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