Design, characterization and evaluation of a laser-guided focused ultrasound system for preclinical investigations

Design, characterization and evaluation of a laser-guided focused ultrasound system for preclinical investigations

Abstract Background The clinical applications of transcranial focused ultrasound continue to expand and include ablation as well as drug delivery applications in the brain, where treatments are typically guided by MRI. Although MRI-guided focused ultrasound systems are also preferred for many precli...

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Main Authors: Pavlos Anastasiadis, Ali Mohammadabadi, Meyer J. Fishman, Jesse A. Smith, Ben A. Nguyen, David S. Hersh, Victor Frenkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Subjects:
Focused ultrasound
Laser targeting
Simulations
Hydrophone measurements
Hydrogel phantoms
Acoustic transmission
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-019-0656-z

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