Imaging of temperature-induced echo strain: Preliminary in vitro study to assess feasibility for guiding focused ultrasound surgery

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 345-356

  Miller, Naomi R ^a   Bamber, Jeffrey C ^a   Ter Haar, Gail R ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focused ultrasound surgery; In vitro study; Liver; Sound speed; Strain; Treatment guidance; Treatment targeting; Ultrasonic temperature imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; STRAIN; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ECHO STRAIN; STRAIN IMAGES;

ULTRASONICS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; CATTLE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEAT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LIVER; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 1842559776     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2003.11.016     Document Type: Article

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