Physics Presentations And Conference Materials
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
10-3-2012
Publication Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Conference Name
11th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound
Abstract
Infrared imaging for spatiotemporal temperature measurements was explored in this study for non-contact monitoring of temperature increases generated by HIFU ablation. Using ex vivo cardiac tissue specimens, we investigated the correlations between the occurrence of events during HIFU ablation (e.g., lesion formation, cavity formation) and the 2D spatiotemporal temperature of the tissue surface measured during HIFU ablation from an infrared camera. An increase in the rate of temperature rise was observed when lesions formed at or slightly beneath the tissue surface. Spatial shifts in the maximum temperature location away from the HIFU focus were often observed with continuing HIFU exposure after lesion formation, suggesting tissue dehydration and cavitationformation during ablation with excessive heating.
Rights Statement
© 2012 American Institute of Physics, all rights reserved. Posted with permission.
Recommended Citation
Hsiao, Yi-Sing; Kumon, Ronald; and Deng, Cheri X., "Infrared thermography for noninvasive real-time monitoring of HIFU ablation" (2012). Physics Presentations And Conference Materials. 5.
https://digitalcommons.kettering.edu/physics_conference/5
