Optimization of ultrasound array designs for high intensity focused treatment of prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 635-640

  Lweesy, Khaldon ^a   Fraiwan, Luay ^a   Al Bataineh, Osama ^b   Hamdi, Naser ^a   Dickhaus, Hartmut ^c,d  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^c HEILBRONN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Depth of penetration; Focus and steer; Grating lobe; Steering angle; Ultrasound optimization

Indexed keywords

DEPTH OF PENETRATION; FOCUS AND STEER; GRATING LOBE; STEERING ANGLE; ULTRASOUND OPTIMIZATION;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ULTRASONICS; WAVEGUIDES;

OPTIMIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GRATING; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; TUMOR VOLUME;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; ULTRASOUND, HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED, TRANSRECTAL;

EID: 67349125375     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-009-0478-4     Document Type: Article

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