DocumentCode
3316171
Title
Cardiac ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound: a feasibility study
Author
Sanghvi, N.T. ; Fry, F.J. ; Zaitsev, A. ; Olgin, J.
Author_Institution
Focus Surgery Inc., IN, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1997
fDate
5-8 Oct 1997
Firstpage
1323
Abstract
The experimental feasibility investigation was conducted to produce intracardiac muscle tissue lesions using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). The purpose of this investigation was to establish HIFU system parameters that can lead towards a future ultrasound device which can provide both ultrasound image guidance as well as ablative capabilities
Keywords
biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; muscle; radiation therapy; cardiac ablation; high intensity focused ultrasound; intracardiac muscle tissue lesions; medical instrumentation; therapeutic US; ultrasound device; ultrasound image guidance; Focusing; Heart; In vitro; Lesions; Medical treatment; Muscles; Radio frequency; Surgery; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location
Toronto, Ont.
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4153-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1997.661820
Filename
661820
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