The usefulness of three-dimensional ultrasound fusion imaging for precise needle placement in liver thermal ablation: a phantom and an in vivo simulation study.

Yuqing GuoManying LiXiaoer ZhangXiaohua XieYanling ZhengMing XuMing KuangKaixin YuXiaoyan XieGuangliang Huang

Published in: International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (2022)

3DUS-FI is useful for real-time guiding precise needle placement and may be further use to improve the efficacy of liver thermal ablation.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
high resolution
radiofrequency ablation
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy
atrial fibrillation
dual energy