Thermal Safety of Vibro-Acoustography Using a Confocal Transducer

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 343-349

  Chen, Shigao ^a   Aquino, Wilkins ^b   Alizad, Azra ^a   Urban, Matthew W ^a   Kinnick, Randall ^a   Greenleaf, James F ^a   Fatemi, Mostafa ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio heat equation; Tissue heating; Vibro acoustography

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; BIO-HEAT EQUATIONS; BLOOD PERFUSION; DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY; DIFFERENT FREQUENCY; FIELD II; FOCAL REGIONS; IMAGING METHOD; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RISE; NEAR-FIELD; SOFT TISSUE; THERMAL CONDUCTION; THERMAL SAFETY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) ULTRASOUND; TISSUE HEATING; TRANSDUCER SELF-HEATING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) IMAGES; ULTRASOUND ABSORPTION; ULTRASOUND BEAMS; VIBROACOUSTOGRAPHY;

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC WAVES; HEATING; IMAGE RECORDING; THERMOCOUPLES; TISSUE; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC ABSORPTION; ULTRASONICS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; IMAGE DISPLAY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SIMULATION; SOFT TISSUE; SWINE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VIBROACOUSTOGRAPHY;

ELASTICITY IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; SAFETY; THERMOGRAPHY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 74849115720     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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