Title :
MR-guidance of HIFU therapy
Author :
Pauly, Kim Butts ; Rieke, Viola ; Holbrook, Andrew B. ; Grissom, Will ; Chen, Jean ; Kaye, Elena
Author_Institution :
Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
MR guidance of high intensity focused ultrasound is evolving with each new application. In this paper we describe ongoing research in the MR-guidance aspect of MR-guided focused ultrasound. The structure is divided into the pretreatment/setup phase of the procedure, MR thermometry for monitoring the actual treatment, and methods for assessment and follow-up.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; radiation therapy; thermometers; ultrasonic focusing; HIFU therapy; MR guidance; MR thermometry; high intensity focused ultrasound; Algorithms; High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; Thermography;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334680
