Open AccessMagnetic Resonance-Guided High-Intensity Ultrasound Ablation of the Prostate
Author(s) -
Kim Butts Pauly,
Chris J. Diederich,
Viola Rieke,
Donna M. Bouley,
Jing Chen,
William H. Nau,
Anthony B. Ross,
Adam M. Kinsey,
Graham Sommer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
topics in magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1536-1004
pISSN - 0899-3459
DOI - 10.1097/rmr.0b013e31803774dd
Subject(s) - magnetic resonance imaging , ultrasound , prostate , ablation , contouring , high intensity focused ultrasound , biomedical engineering , thermal ablation , medicine , materials science , interventional magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , nuclear medicine , computer science , cancer , computer graphics (images)
This paper describes our work in developing techniques and devices for magnetic resonance (MR)-guided high-intensity ultrasound ablation of the prostate and includes review of relevant literature.