Monitoring and guidance of high intensity focused ultrasound exposures in real time using acousto-optic imaging: feasibility and demonstration ex vivo

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a powerful noninvasive tool for targeted tissue ablation. Monitoring of the treatment process and efficacy in real time, however, remains challenging. The tissue necrosis during the HIFU exposure leads to changes in optical absorption and scattering coeffi...

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Main Authors: Lai, P, McLaughlan, J, Draudt, A, Murray, T, Cleveland, R, Roy, R
Format: Conference item
Published: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers 2010