11th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound

Nonlinear modeling of pulsed and CW HIFU beams for dual-mode ultrasound arrays.- Multiple-frequency phased array patterns for therapeutic ultrasound.- Aesthetic ultrasound therapy.- Numerical study of cavitation threshold by use of bifrequency excitation.- Acoustic characterization of multi-element, dual-frequency transducers for high-intensity contact ultrasound therapy.- MR-guided interstitial thermal therapy for the treatment of brain tumors with a multi-element ultrasound probe.- Continuous monitoring of pulsed HIFU beams using dual-mode ultrasound array systems.- Mechanisms for microvascular damage induced by ultrasound-activated microbubbles.- Comparison between 1-3 piezocomposite and PZT ceramic for high-intensity focused ultrasound transducer applications.- Validation of tissue change monitoring (TCM) on the Sonablate(R) 500 during high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment of prostate cancer with real-time thermometry.- Temperature mapping for ultrasound scanner using backscattered changes.- In vivo localized harmonic motion imaging of VX2 tumors.- Modeling HMI measurement of HIFU lesion formation with temperature-dependent tissue properties.- Optically triggered solid state driver for shock wave therapy.- High-intensity focused ultrasound-mediated doxorubicin delivery with thermosensitive liposomes.- Simultaneous measurements of thermo-physical properties of egg white phantoms for HIFU by using the step-wise transient plane source technique.- Focusing through the rib cage for MR-guided transcostal FUS.- Applicator for in-vitro ultrasound-activated targeted drug delivery.- Changes in quantitative ultrasound parameters during HIFU application.- Nonlinear effects in the radiation force generated by amplitude-modulated focused beams.- For more extended version please click on following link: http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=APCPCS001481000001@frontmatter.pdf&idtype=tocpdf