Thermometry and ablation monitoring with ultrasound

MA Lewis, RM Staruch, R Chopra - International Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In this review we present the current status of ultrasound thermometry and ablation
monitoring, with emphasis on the diverse approaches published in the literature and with an …

Deep learning for ultrasound image formation: CUBDL evaluation framework and open datasets

D Hyun, A Wiacek, S Goudarzi… - IEEE transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep learning for ultrasound image formation is rapidly garnering research support and
attention, quickly rising as the latest frontier in ultrasound image formation, with much …

Implementation of non-invasive quantitative ultrasound in clinical cancer imaging

D Sharma, LO Osapoetra, GJ Czarnota - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary At present, quantitative ultrasound (QUS) is increasingly utilized in cancer
imaging. Compared to other imaging modalities that take several days to weeks to assess …

Transmission–reflection optoacoustic ultrasound (TROPUS) computed tomography of small animals

E Merčep, JL Herraiz, XL Deán-Ben… - Light: Science & …, 2019 - nature.com
Rapid progress in the development of multispectral optoacoustic tomography techniques
has enabled unprecedented insights into biological dynamics and molecular processes in …

Ultrasound entropy imaging for detection and monitoring of thermal lesion during microwave ablation of liver

X Li, X Jia, T Shen, M Wang, G Yang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasonic B-mode imaging offers non-invasive and real-time monitoring of thermal ablation
treatment in clinical use, however it faces challenges of moderate lesion-normal contrast …

Generating and monitoring mild hyperthermia using a ring array ultrasound transducer

D Bustamante, Y Yan, T Mitcham, R Ali… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To demonstrate the feasibility of using a ring array ultrasound (US) transducer,
guided by ultrasound tomography (UST), for generating and monitoring mild hyperthermia …

Acoustic characterization of contrast-to-tissue ratio and axial resolution for dual-frequency contrast-specific acoustic angiography imaging

BD Lindsey, JD Rojas, KH Martin… - IEEE transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, dual-frequency transducers have enabled high-spatial-resolution and high-
contrast imaging of vasculature with minimal tissue artifacts by transmitting at a low …

Real-time implementation of a dual-mode ultrasound array system: In vivo results

AJ Casper, D Liu, JR Ballard… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A real-time dual-mode ultrasound array (DMUA) system for imaging and therapy is
described. The system utilizes a concave (40-mm radius of curvature) 3.5 MHz, 32 element …

AAPM Task Group 241: A medical physicist's guide to MRI‐guided focused ultrasound body systems

A Payne, R Chopra, N Ellens, L Chen… - Medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a completely non‐invasive
technology that has been approved by FDA to treat several diseases. This report, prepared …

Temperature dependence of the optoacoustic transformation efficiency in ex vivo tissues for application in monitoring thermal therapies

SM Nikitin, TD Khokhlova… - Journal of biomedical …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The calibration dependencies of the optoacoustic (OA) transformation efficiency on tissue
temperature are obtained for the application in OA temperature monitoring during thermal …