MRI-compatible breast/rib phantom for evaluating ultrasonic thermal exposures.

Georgios MenikouMarinos YiannakouChristos YiallourasCleanthis IoannidesChristakis Damianou

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2017)

Due to growing interest in using MRI guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) for patients with breast cancer, the proposed breast/rib phantom can be utilized as a very useful tool for evaluating ultrasonic protocols.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
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diffusion weighted imaging
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computed tomography
magnetic resonance
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