Image-guided Improvements for High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Systems
- 技術優勢
- All the advantages/benefits of UC Case BK-2015-176 Compatible with MR-guided HIFU systems (requires little to no retrofit)
- 技術應用
- - High intensity focused ultrasound
- 詳細技術說明
- None
- *Abstract
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High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) involves minimally-invasive or non-invasive methods to direct acoustic energy into the body. HIFU is typically performed with real-time imaging (e.g. ultrasound or MRI) to enable the treatment targets and monitoring. One problem relates to weaknesses in therapy precision, which experts attribute to poor image acquisition and quality used for HIFU therapy guidance. Another problem factors the current MRI hardware apparatus which are generally not compatible with HIFU systems. To address these problems, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed new highly sensitive coil hardware to fill the current performance gap. The experimental team has demonstrated an ultra-thin (e.g., less than 0.1 mm) coil package which is compatible and nearly invisible to typical MR-guided HIFU systems.
- *Principal Investigation
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Name: Ana Claudia Arias
Department:
Name: Joseph Corea
Department:
Name: Anita Flynn
Department:
Name: Shimon Michael Lustig
Department:
- 其他
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Additional Technologies by these Inventors
- Intrinsic Navigation from Velocity-Encoding Gradients in Phase-Contrast MRI
- Screen-printed Flexible MRI Receive Coils
Tech ID/UC Case
25083/2015-177-0
Related Cases
2015-177-0, 2015-176-0
- 國家/地區
- 美國
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