Improved visualization of high-intensity focused ultrasound lesions

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound –

Fast algorithm in estimating high intensity focused ultrasound induced lesions

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) has been emerging as a new and effective modality in non-invasive thermal ablation for cancers and solid tumours. Although a theoretical model is available for calculating thermal field and the consequent lesion production, its computation is too time-consuming (~ 1 day) for HIFU treatment planning on the site. In this study, several approximations were ...

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU).

INTRODUCTION Curative treatments for localized prostate cancer, from least invasive to most invasive, include brachytherapy, cryosurgery, three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy, external beam radiation therapy, and radical prostatectomy. A patient with localized, low risk or intermediate risk prostate cancer who is diagnosed at an early age and receives one of these treatments has only a...

Thermography in High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation

Application of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in therapeutic medicine has started in the 1950s for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. With the development of medical diagnosis, such as ultrasound imaging and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), automatic control, imaging processing and electrical technology, extracorporeal and intrarectal HIFU systems have been developed for clinical ...

Optimizing Ultrasonic Intensity for High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy