The mechanical index (MI) has been used by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
since 1992 for regulatory decisions regarding the acoustic output of diagnostic ultrasound …

A high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device was developed for treating uterine fibroid
tumors. This prototype device enables image‐guided therapy by aligning a commercially …

To develop a noninvasive method for treatment of uterine fibroid tumors using high‐intensity
focused ultrasound. Optimal high‐intensity focused ultrasound treatment would be …

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of thyroid cancer.
However, currently, a large number of FNA biopsies result in negative or undetermined …

Purpose Magnetic resonance‐guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) can be used to
noninvasively treat symptomatic uterine fibroids by heating with focused ultrasound …

An ultrasound (US), image-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) device was
developed for noninvasive ablation of uterine fibroids. The HIFU device was an annular …

Catheter-based ultrasound devices provide a method to deliver 3D conformable heating
integrated with HDR brachytherapy delivery. Theoretical characterization of heating patterns …

Purpose: The clinical success of hyperthermia adjunct to radiotherapy depends on adequate
temperature elevation in the tumor with minimal temperature rise in organs at risk. Existing …

Purpose Treating uterine fibroids with less invasive therapies such as magnetic resonance‐
guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is an attractive alternative to surgery. Treatment …

Accurate estimates of the ultrasound pressure and/or intensity incident on the developing
fetus on a patient-specific basis could improve the diagnostic potential of medical ultrasound …