Feasibility of transrib focused ultrasound thermal ablation for liver tumors using a spherically curved 2D array: A numerical study

Medical Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 3436-3448

  Liu, Hao Li ^a,b   Chang, Hsu ^c   Chen, Wen Shiang ^c,d   Shih, Tzu Ching ^e   Hsiao, Jong Kai ^d   Lin, Win Li ^f  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Focused ultrasound; Liver tumor; Treatment planning; Ultrasound phased array

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS;

FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; LIVER TUMORS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASONIC ENERGY; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCY; ULTRASOUND PHASED ARRAYS;

ULTRASONICS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEATING; HUMAN; LIVER TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 34548299721     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2759888     Document Type: Article

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