An integrated model-based software for FUS in moving abdominal organs.

Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is a non-invasive method for tissue ablation that has the potential for complete and controlled local tumour destruction with minimal side effects. The treatment of abdominal organs such as the liver, however, requires particular technological support in order to enable a safe, efficient and effective treatment. As FUS is applied from outside the patient's body, suitable imaging methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging or diagnostic ultrasound, are needed to guide and track the procedure. To facilitate an efficient FUS procedure in the liver, the organ motio... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Sabrina Haase
Giora Sat
Juergen Jenne
Matthias Guenther
Christine Tanner
Mario Bezzi
Ioannis Karakitsios
Michael Schwenke
Stefan Braunewell
Jan Strehlow
Yoav Levy
Arjo J. Loeve
Xu Xiao
Thomas Langø
Tobias Preusser
Andreas Melzer
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
Schlagwörter: Netherlands / Cancer Research / Physiology (medical) / Physiology
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26811520
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Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is a non-invasive method for tissue ablation that has the potential for complete and controlled local tumour destruction with minimal side effects. The treatment of abdominal organs such as the liver, however, requires particular technological support in order to enable a safe, efficient and effective treatment. As FUS is applied from outside the patient's body, suitable imaging methods, such as magnetic resonance imaging or diagnostic ultrasound, are needed to guide and track the procedure. To facilitate an efficient FUS procedure in the liver, the organ motion during breathing and the partial occlusion by the rib cage need to be taken into account in real time, demanding a continuous patient-specific adaptation of the treatment configuration. Modelling the patient's respiratory motion and combining this with tracking data improves the accuracy of motion predictions. Modelling and simulation of the FUS effects within the body allows the use of treatment planning and has the potential to be used within therapy to increase knowledge about the patient status. This article describes integrated model-based software for patient-specific modelling and prediction for FUS treatments of moving abdominal organs.