Method and apparatus for local heating and global monitoring of a tissue
US6188923A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/374
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for local heating and global monitoring of a tissue disposed in an imaging device, monitored by the imaging device and substantially simultaneously heated by focused ultrasound from an appropriate source. The ultrasound is generated outside the imaging device and is guided to the tissue through the use of a waveguide. In particular, the imaging device is a magnetic resonance scanner.
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