High-intensity focused ultrasound with large scale spherical phased array for the ablation of deep tumors

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science B

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 639-647

  Ji, Xiang ^a   Bai, Jing Feng ^a   Shen, Guo Feng ^a   Chen, Ya Zhu ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Deep tissue ablation; High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU); Large scale; Spherical phased array

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EX VIVO STUDY; GEOMETRY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; TUMOR;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HIGH-ENERGY SHOCK WAVES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWINE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 69949182328     PISSN: 16731581     EISSN: 18621783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.B0920130     Document Type: Article

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