Focused ultrasound ablation using real time ultrasound image guidance

Xu Xiao; Boda Ning; Zhihong Huang; George Corner; Sandy Cochran; Andreas Melzer

doi:10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098768

Focused ultrasound ablation using real time ultrasound image guidance

Xu Xiao, Boda Ning, Zhihong Huang, George Corner, Sandy Cochran, Andreas Melzer

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Abstract

Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is showing significant potential as a non-invasive medical intervention without percutaneous access for ablation (cell destruction by heating) of tumours. MRI is frequently used to guide FUS surgery (MRgFUS). Although the MRI can acquire multiple slices per second, organ motion is not accounted for in the repositioning of the sonication using MRI. Ultrasound, with realtime imaging, and which is less costly and easier to use than MRI, may become an alternative. In this paper we present a real-time ultrasound image guidance method suitable for tracking the motion of organs and ablating tissue. To demonstrate the potential of ultrasound imaging for real-time guidance of FUS, a 6-degree-of-freedom (DOF) robot has been used to control a FUS transducer and position the focus at a target that has been segmented from a real-time ultrasound video. A moving phantom is designed to test the feasibility of the tracking and the control method.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	2335-2338
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781424493524
ISBN (Print)	9781424493517
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098768
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011 - Shanghai, China Duration: 15 Oct 2011 → 17 Oct 2011 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6093307 (Link to conference information)

Publication series

Name	International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	1948-2914
ISSN (Electronic)	1948-2922

Conference

Conference	2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	15/10/11 → 17/10/11
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6093307 (Link to conference information)

Keywords

FUS
real-time
robot
ultrasound image guiding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomedical Engineering
Health Informatics
Health Information Management

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Xiao, X., Ning, B., Huang, Z., Corner, G., Cochran, S., & Melzer, A. (2011). Focused ultrasound ablation using real time ultrasound image guidance. In Proceedings - 2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011 (pp. 2335-2338). Article 6098768 (International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098768

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Xiao, X, Ning, B, Huang, Z, Corner, G, Cochran, S & Melzer, A 2011, Focused ultrasound ablation using real time ultrasound image guidance. in Proceedings - 2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011., 6098768, International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, IEEE, pp. 2335-2338, 2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011, Shanghai, China, 15/10/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/BMEI.2011.6098768

Focused ultrasound ablation using real time ultrasound image guidance. / Xiao, Xu; Ning, Boda; Huang, Zhihong et al.
Proceedings - 2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2011. IEEE, 2011. p. 2335-2338 6098768 (International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics).

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