Abstract :
The following topics were dealt with: Robotic HIFU neurosurgical applications; ultrasonic surgical horn; piezoelectric crystal preload in ultrasonic transducers; diffraction term in the KZK nonlinear wave equation; ultrasonic intensity sensor; ultrasonic properties of porous PZT; temperature control in high power ultrasound reactors; low dose ultrasound effects on neuronal cell function; ultrasound imaging for arteriosclerosis of blood vessels; ultrasonic thrombolysis.
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; medical robotics; surgery; temperature control; ultrasonic transducers; wave equations; KZK nonlinear wave equation; arteriosclerosis; blood vessels; high power ultrasound reactors; low dose ultrasound; neuronal cell function; piezoelectric crystal preload; porous PZT; robotic HIFU neurosurgical applications; temperature control; ultrasonic intensity sensor; ultrasonic surgical horn; ultrasonic thrombolysis; ultrasonic transducers; ultrasound imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Ultrasonic Industry Association (UIA), 2009 38th Annual Symposium of the
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6430-2
DOI :
10.1109/UIA.2009.5404020
