Abstract
In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using 3.5-Fr IVUScatheters for minimally-invasive, image-guided hyperthermia treatment of tumorsin the brain. Feasibility is demonstrated in two ways: 1) by fitting a 3.5-FrIVUS catheter with a 5 × 0.5 × 0.22 mm PZT-4 transducer for 9-MHzimaging, and 2) by testing an identical transducer for therapy potential with3.3-MHz CW excitation. The imaging transducer's performance was compared to a9-Fr, 9-MHz ICE catheter as a gold standard, visualizing a 2.5-cm cyst phantomand a postmortem ovine brain. The therapy transducer was able to maintain apower output of 700 mW, achieving a temperature rise of 19°C at a depth of1.5 mm in excised brain tumor tissue.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2010 |
Pages | 1502-1505 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
Event | 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2010 - San Diego, CA, United States Duration: Oct 11 2010 → Oct 14 2010 |
Other
Other | 2010 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2010 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Diego, CA |
Period | 10/11/10 → 10/14/10 |
Keywords
- dual-mode catheter transducer
- intravascular ultrasound
- ultrasoundhyperthermia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics