Transcranial cavitation detection in primates during blood-brain barrier opening-a performance assessment study

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 966-978

  Wu, Shih Ying ^a   Tung, Yao Sheng ^a   Marquet, Fabrice ^a   Downs, Matthew ^a,b   Sanchez, Carlos ^a   Chen, Cherry ^a   Ferrera, Vincent ^b   Konofagou, Elisa ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAMMALS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CAVITATION DETECTION; FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; INERTIAL CAVITATION; PASSIVE CAVITATION DETECTION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REAL TIME MONITORING; STABLE CAVITATION;

CAVITATION;

GAS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; DIAGNOSTIC USE; GAS; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBUBBLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; RHESUS MONKEY; THERAPEUTIC USE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; GASES; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROBUBBLES; PRESSURE;

EID: 84901477538     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2014.2992     Document Type: Article

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