Numerical prediction of frequency dependent 3D maps of mechanical index thresholds in ultrasonic brain therapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 455-467

  Pinton, Gianmarco ^a   Aubry, Jean Francois ^a   Fink, Mathias ^a   Tanter, Mickael ^a  

^a INSTITUT LANGEVIN   (France)

Author keywords

cavitation; HIFU; thrombolysis; ultrasound brain therapy

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION RATES; PROBABILITY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

BRAIN THERAPY; HIFU; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUNDS; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; LARGE SCALE COMPUTATION; LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND; THROMBOLYSIS;

CAVITATION;

EID: 84855436253     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.3670376     Document Type: Article

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