MR-guided focused ultrasound ablation through the ribcage
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Introduction In recent years, MR-guided focused ultrasound (FUS) ablation has shown promise as a non-invasive alternative for the treatment of various diseases. For FUS applications in the upper abdomen and chest, a major limitation is the restricted acoustic window for FUS delivery, due to the higher acoustic impedance of thoracic bone and cartilage compared to soft tissues. Here, we investigate if a human size ribcage provides enough acoustic window to ablate tissue in the heart.
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