Lesion generation through ribs using histotripsy therapy without aberration correction

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2334-2343

  Kim, Yohan ^a   Wang, Tzu Yin ^a   Xu, Zhen ^a   Cain, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATION CORRECTION; BUBBLE CLOUD; CAVITATION BUBBLE; CAVITATION INITIATION; COLLATERAL DAMAGE; FOCUSED TRANSDUCER; HIGH SPEED IMAGING; REPETITION FREQUENCY; SINGLE BUBBLES; THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND; TISSUE MIMICKING PHANTOM;

TISSUE;

CAVITATION;

ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RIB; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HUMANS; ORGAN SPARING TREATMENTS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RIBS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 81355149464     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2011.2091     Document Type: Article

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