Title :
Numerical processing of 3D MRI data prior to thermal modeling and clinical treatment planning of ultrasound hyperthermia treatment of brain tumors
Author :
Frey, Pascal ; Gautherie, Michel
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Biomed. Thermology, Louis Pasteur Univ., Strasbourg, France
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
Within the framework of a R&D project on ultrasound thermotherapy of brain tumors, studies are in progress to develop 3D numerical modeling of power deposition and temperature patterns in view of clinical treatment planning. Patient vs. tumor characterization is based upon 3D voxel data acquired from low-field MRI examinations. Original algorithms and software programs were developed for data clustering and mesh generation.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; brain; cancer; hyperthermia; medical image processing; mesh generation; physiological models; tumours; 3D MRI; 3D voxel data; brain tumors; clinical treatment planning; data clustering; mesh generation; numerical processing; power deposition; temperature patterns; thermal modeling; ultrasound hyperthermia treatment; ultrasound thermotherapy; Adaptation model; Biological system modeling; Computational modeling; Data models; Heating; Numerical models; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-0816-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761321
