A method for MRI guidance of intercostal high intensity focused ultrasound ablation in the liver

Medical Physics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2533-2540

  Quesson, Bruno ^a   Merle, Mathilde ^a   Köhler, Max O ^b   Mougenot, Charles ^b   Roujol, Sebastien ^a   De Senneville, Baudouin Denis ^a   Moonen, Chrit T ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

HIFU; Liver; MR thermometry; Rib

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; LIVER; MAMMALS; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; THERMOMETERS; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ABSORPTION AND REFLECTIONS; HIFU; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; MR THERMOMETRY; NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT; PROTON RESONANCE FREQUENCY; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TRANSDUCER ELEMENTS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77953495687     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3413996     Document Type: Article

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