MR-GUIDED FOCUSED-ULTRASOUND ABLATION SYSTEM - DETERMINATION OF PRECISION AND ACCURACY IN PREPARATION FOR CLINICAL-TRIALS

Authors
KENDELL KR WU T FELMLEE JP LEWIS BD EHMAN RL
Citation
Kr. Kendell et al., MR-GUIDED FOCUSED-ULTRASOUND ABLATION SYSTEM - DETERMINATION OF PRECISION AND ACCURACY IN PREPARATION FOR CLINICAL-TRIALS, Radiology, 209(3), 1998, pp. 856-861
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00338419
Volume
209
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
856 - 861
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-8419(1998)209:3<856:MFAS-D>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The authors analyzed the accuracy and precision of focal-spot placemen t with a magnetic resonance-guided, focused-ultrasound system. Average absolute accuracy errors ranged from 0.2 to 1.0 mm, and average absol ute individual precision errors ranged from 0.2 to 0.3 mm. To prevent damage to vital structures, single sonications and sonication grids sh ould be placed beyond approximately 2 and 1 mm, respectively.