DocumentCode
3316403
Title
Real time image guided high intensity focused ultrasound for myocardial ablation: in vivo study
Author
Kluiwstra, J.-U.A. ; Tokano, T. ; Davis, J. ; Strickberger, S.A. ; Cain, C.A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Michigan Univ. Med. Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1997
fDate
5-8 Oct 1997
Firstpage
1327
Abstract
A total of 36 canines were treated to study the feasibility of using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for ablation of cardiac tissue. Lesions were created at various locations within the muscle tissue of a beating heart. In addition, lesions were precisely placed in the conduction pathways (on the Atrioventricular, AV node), successfully creating complete heart-block indicating possible clinical application
Keywords
biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; muscle; radiation therapy; atrioventricular node; clinical application; complete heart-block; conduction pathways; therapeutic ultrasound; Acoustic transducers; Catheters; Focusing; Heart; In vivo; Lesions; Medical treatment; Myocardium; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Ultrasonics Symposium, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE
Conference_Location
Toronto, Ont.
ISSN
1051-0117
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4153-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ULTSYM.1997.661821
Filename
661821
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