Spatio-temporal quantitative thermography of pre-focal interactions between high intensity focused ultrasound and the rib cage

Petrusca, Lorena; Salomir, Rares Vincent; Manasseh, Gibran; Becker, Christoph; Terraz, Sylvain

doi:10.3109/02656736.2015.1009501

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Spatio-temporal quantitative thermography of pre-focal interactions between high intensity focused ultrasound and the rib cage

ContributorsPetrusca, Lorena; Salomir, Rares Vincent; Manasseh, Gibran; Becker, Christoph; Terraz, Sylvain

Published inInternational journal of hyperthermia, vol. 31, no. 4, p. 421-432

Publication date2015

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to quantitatively investigate the thermal effects generated by the pre-focal interactions of a HIFU beam with a rib cage, in the context of minimally invasive transcostal therapy of liver malignancies.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

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PETRUSCA, Lorena et al. Spatio-temporal quantitative thermography of pre-focal interactions between high intensity focused ultrasound and the rib cage. In: International journal of hyperthermia, 2015, vol. 31, n° 4, p. 421–432. doi: 10.3109/02656736.2015.1009501

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PID : unige:79917
DOI : 10.3109/02656736.2015.1009501
PMID : 25753370

Journal ISSN0265-6736

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Spatio-temporal quantitative thermography of pre-focal interactions between high intensity focused ultrasound and the rib cage

The aim of this paper is to quantitatively investigate the thermal effects generated by the pre-focal interactions of a HIFU beam with a rib cage, in the context of minimally invasive transcostal therapy of liver malignancies.

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