A targeting method based on acoustic backscatter for treatment planning in tissue ablation using focused ultrasound

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Zheng, Xinliang ^a   Vaezy, Shahram ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Averaged rate of change (ARC); Focus; HIFU; Hyperecho; RF amplitude; Targeting

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC BACKSCATTER; AVERAGE RATE; B-MODE IMAGES; BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CHICKEN TISSUE; EX-VIVO; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HIFU TRANSDUCERS; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; INTENSITY LEVELS; RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNALS; RATE OF CHANGE; RF DATA; STANDARD DEVIATION; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; THERAPEUTIC MODALITY; TISSUE ABLATIONS; TISSUE DAMAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; CAVITY RESONATORS; LOCATION; STATISTICAL TESTS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

TISSUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B SCAN; COAGULATION NECROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EX VIVO STUDY; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HISTOLOGY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; CHICKENS; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEAT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 76649093583     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2009.2026581     Document Type: Article

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