Evaluation of acoustic-thermal simulations of in vivo magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound ablative therapy

N Richards, D Christensen, J Hillyard… - International Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To evaluate numerical simulations of focused ultrasound (FUS) with a rabbit model,
comparing simulated heating characteristics with magnetic resonance temperature imaging …

Effect of laser intensity and exposure time on photothermal therapy with nanoparticles heated by a 793-nm diode laser and tissue optical clearing

M Aliannezhadi, M Minbashi, VV Tuchin - Quantum Electronics, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser-induced thermotherapy is a promising method for cancer treatment, the outcome of
which is affected by the exposure time. An inappropriate exposure time and laser intensity …

MRI-based thermal dosimetry based on single-slice imaging during focused ultrasound thalamotomy

N McDannold, PJ White… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Transcranial MRI-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a noninvasive thermal ablation
method approved for the treatment of essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson's …

Experimental assessment of phase aberration correction for breast MRgFUS therapy

CR Dillon, A Farrer, H McLean, S Almquist… - International Journal …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study validates that phase aberrations in breast magnetic resonance-guided
focussed ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapies can be corrected in a clinically relevant time frame …

The influence of bone model geometries on the determination of skull acoustic properties

JK Marchant, SR Clinard, H Odéen… - International Journal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we investigated the impact of various simulated skull bone geometries on the
determination of skull speed of sound and acoustic attenuation values via optimization using …

[PDF][PDF] Identification of Denatured Biological Tissues Based on Improved Variational Mode Decomposition and Autoregressive Model during HIFU Treatment.

B Liu, X Zhang - CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & …, 2022 - cdn.techscience.cn
During high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment, the accurate identification of
denatured biological tissue is an important practical problem. In this paper, a novel method …

Validation of hybrid angular spectrum acoustic and thermal modelling in phantoms

SL Johnson, DA Christensen, CR Dillon… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In focused ultrasound (FUS) thermal ablation of diseased tissue, acoustic beam and thermal
simulations enable treatment planning and optimization. In this study, a treatment-planning …

Temperature dependence of tissue thermal parameters should be considered in the thermal lesion prediction in high-intensity focused ultrasound surgery

SR Guntur, MJ Choi - Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
This study considers the temperature-dependent thermal parameters (specific heat capacity,
thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity) used when predicting the temperature rise of …

High-quality Agar and Polyacrylamide Tumor-mimicking Phantom Models for Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound Applications

P Sofokleous, C Damianou - Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Tissue-mimicking phantoms (TMPs) have been used extensively in clinical and
nonclinical settings to simulate the thermal effects of focus ultrasound (FUS) technology in …

A tissue preparation to characterize uterine fibroid tissue properties for thermal therapies

C Dillon, M Rezvani, H McLean, M Adelman… - Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Treating uterine fibroids with less invasive therapies such as magnetic resonance‐
guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is an attractive alternative to surgery. Treatment …