Treatment monitoring and thermometry for therapeutic focused ultrasound

International Journal of Hyperthermia

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-139

  Rivens, I ^a   Shaw, A ^b   Civale, J ^a   Morris, H ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Non invasive magnetic resonance (MR) or ultrasound (US) treatment imaging; Oncology; Therapeutic high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU, FUS); Thermometry; Thin film thermocouples

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ARTICLE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RELAXATION TIME; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS; THERMOMETERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33947184321     PISSN: 02656736     EISSN: 14645157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02656730701207842     Document Type: Article

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