A transparent tissue-mimicking phantom for evaluating the focusing performance of HIFU

Chinese Journal of Medical Imaging Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1262-1265

  Li, Fa Qi ^a   Ma, Ping ^a   Kou, Xiao Qin ^a   Xu, Jie ^a   Zuo, Guo Wei ^a   Wang, Zhi Biao ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Focusing performance; High intensity focused ultrasound; Transparent phantom

Indexed keywords

EGG WHITE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PHANTOM; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 33748419034     PISSN: 10033289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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