High power phased array prototype for clinical high intensity focused ultrasound: Applications to transcostal and transcranial therapy

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 234-237

  Pernot, M ^a   Aubry, J F ^b   Tanter, M ^b   Marquet, F ^b   Montaldo, G ^b   Boch, A L ^c   Kujas, M ^c   Seilhean, D ^c   Fink, M ^b  

^a SUPERSONIC IMAGINE   (France)

^b INSTITUT LANGEVIN   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

TRANSCRANIAL THERAPY; TREATMENT MONITORING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; RIB; SHEEP; SKULL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUNG DISEASES; RIBS; SHEEP; SKULL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 57649143368     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352266     Document Type: Conference Paper

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