Planning and real-time monitoring of low intensity focused ultrasound therapies using a diagnostic imaging array

Miles Thies; Michael L. Oelze

doi:10.1117/12.2580943

15 February 2021 Planning and real-time monitoring of low intensity focused ultrasound therapies using a diagnostic imaging array

Miles Thies, Michael L. Oelze

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 11602, Medical Imaging 2021: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography; 116020I (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2580943
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2021, Online Only

Abstract

In this work, a system is presented for combined therapy planning, low intensity FUS treatment, and real-time therapy monitoring using a single diagnostic imaging array. First, a sonication pattern was determined by manually segmenting the treatment region from a B-mode image captured with the imaging array. To visualize the FUS therapy beam, a focused pulse excitation was transmitted and backscattered signals were used to reconstruct the intensity field of the FUS beam. The FUS beam reconstruction was overlaid onto a co-aligned B-mode image captured with the imaging array, allowing one to qualitatively monitor the position and size of the FUS beam with anatomical context from the B-mode image. Real-time beam visualizations at a frame rate of 25-30 frames per second were achieved in a rat tumor in vivo and a mock FUS therapy was planned and monitored in a tissue-mimicking.

Conference Presentation

Citation Download Citation

Miles Thies and Michael L. Oelze "Planning and real-time monitoring of low intensity focused ultrasound therapies using a diagnostic imaging array", Proc. SPIE 11602, Medical Imaging 2021: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography, 116020I (15 February 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2580943

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available