Interactions between consecutive sonications for characterizing the thermal mechanism in focused ultrasound therapy

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1411-1421

  Liu, Hao Li ^a   Chen, Yung Yaw ^b   Chen, Wen Shiang ^c,d   Shih, Tzu Ching ^e   Chen, Jhao Syong ^b   Lin, Win Li ^b,d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Focused ultrasound; Inertial cavitation; Thermal therapy; Ultrasound induced macroscopically visible bubbles

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC CAVITATION; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; INERTIAL CAVITATION; SONICATION; THERMAL ABLATION; THERMAL THERAPY;

ABLATION; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HEATING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL INJURY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MICROBUBBLES; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SONICATION; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 33748311884     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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