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Magnetic resonance-guided shielding of prefocal acoustic obstacles in focused ultrasound therapy: application to intercostal ablation in liver

Published inInvestigative radiology, vol. 48, no. 6, p. 366-380
Publication date2013
Abstract

The treatment of liver cancer is a major public health issue because the liver is a frequent site for both primary and secondary tumors. Rib heating represents a major obstacle for the application of extracorporeal focused ultrasound to liver ablation. Magnetic resonance (MR)-guided external shielding of acoustic obstacles (eg, the ribs) was investigated here to avoid unwanted prefocal energy deposition in the pathway of the focused ultrasound beam.

Keywords
  • Animals
  • Burns, Electric/etiology/prevention & control
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Female
  • Hepatectomy/adverse effects/instrumentation
  • High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation/instrumentation/methods
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging/adverse effects/instrumentation
  • Radiation Protection/instrumentation
  • Ribs/injuries
  • Sheep
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted/adverse effects/instrumentation
  • Treatment Outcome
Citation (ISO format)
SALOMIR, Rares Vincent et al. Magnetic resonance-guided shielding of prefocal acoustic obstacles in focused ultrasound therapy: application to intercostal ablation in liver. In: Investigative radiology, 2013, vol. 48, n° 6, p. 366–380. doi: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e31827a90d7
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