Method for MRI-guided conformal thermal therapy of prostate with planar transurethral ultrasound heating applicators

Physics in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 4957-4975

  Chopra, Rajiv ^a   Burtnyk, Mathieu ^a   Haider, Masoom A ^b   Bronskill, Michael J ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; GELS; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

CONFORMAL THERMAL THERAPY; PLANAR TRANSDUCERS; PROSTATE GLANDS; TRANSURETHRAL ULTRASOUND HEATING APPLICATORS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; HEATING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTICS; ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GELS; HEAT; HEATING; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 27144556951     PISSN: 00319155     EISSN: 00319155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/50/21/001     Document Type: Article

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