Title :
Liver tumor hyperthermia using an N×N ultrasound phased array
Author :
Ismail, Noor Hafizah ; El-Ela, K. A Abo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alexandria Univ., Egypt
Abstract :
Focusing of ultrasonic waves to concentrate their power at different locations inside the volume of a liver tumor is investigated. The focusing process can be achieved by using an ultrasound phased array. An N×N phased array is introduced to produce the specific temperature distribution inside human liver. The pseudo-inverse field conjugation method is applied to generate focused power points to deliver heat to the treated volume.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; cancer; hyperthermia; liver; temperature distribution; tumours; ultrasonic arrays; ultrasonic focusing; liver cancers; liver tumor hyperthermia; pseudo-inverse field conjugation method; temperature distribution; ultrasonic wave focusing; ultrasound phased array; Blood; Cancer; Educational institutions; Humans; Hyperthermia; Liver neoplasms; Phased arrays; Temperature; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducer arrays;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 2002. (NRSC 2002). Proceedings of the Nineteenth National
Print_ISBN :
977-5031-72-9
DOI :
10.1109/NRSC.2002.1022677