DocumentCode
432309
Title
A gel phantom for the calibration of MR-guided ultrasound thermal therapy
Author
Lochhead, Shanna ; Bradwell, David ; Chopra, Rajiv ; Bronskill, Michael J.
Author_Institution
Imaging Res., Sunnybrook & Women´´s Coll. Health Sci. Centre, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Aug. 2004
Firstpage
1481
Abstract
A thermal gel material with acoustic and thermal properties similar to those of most soft tissue has been developed. Its MRI properties make it a useful tool in ultrasound thermal therapy applications for device calibration and treatment verification. The material has been fully characterized at 1.5 T.
Keywords
biomedical MRI; biomedical ultrasonics; calibration; coagulation; gels; patient treatment; phantoms; 1.5 T; HIFU; MR-guided ultrasound thermal therapy; MRI; coagulative mechanisms; device calibration; gel material acoustic properties; gel material thermal properties; gel phantom; soft tissue; thermal gel material; treatment verification; Biological materials; Biological tissues; Calibration; Coagulation; Imaging phantoms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical treatment; Temperature; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 2004 IEEE
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8412-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.2004.1418082
Filename
1418082
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