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T2-based temperature monitoring in abdominal fat during HIFU treatment of patients with uterine fibroids

Year: 2017

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this study, we have implemented T2-based monitoring of near-field heating in patients undergoing HIFU ablation of uterine fibroids using Insightec ExAblate system. In certain areas, near-field heating can reach 18°C and the tissue may experience sustained heating of more than 10°C for the period of 2 hours or more. This indicates a cumulative thermal dose that may cause necrosis. Our results show the feasibility and importance of measuring near-field heating in subcutaneous fat.

Source: AIP conference proceedings

DOI: 10.1063/1.4977646

Authors: Eugene Ozhinsky, Maureen Kohi, Pejman Ghanouni, Viola Rieke

Institutions: University of California, San Francisco, Stanford Medicine, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institutes of Health