HUMAN INTERFACE AND DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND GUIDED TREATMENT
    3.
    发明公开
    HUMAN INTERFACE AND DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND GUIDED TREATMENT 审中-公开
    人机界面和设备超声引导治疗

    公开(公告)号:EP2872044A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-20

    申请号:EP13819568.0

    申请日:2013-07-16

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00 G06T17/00

    摘要: A system and method for providing real-time, image-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) targeting and treatment of tissue. In one embodiment, the system includes an HIFU applicator and a user interface with a touchscreen display for three-dimensional visualization of the tissue. Image frames displayed on the user interface depict real-time images of the tissue, including an image parallel to a feature of the applicator and an image orthogonal to the parallel image. Reference lines may be sketched using the touchscreen and displayed on the image frames. In one embodiment, tissue boundaries are detected and marked on the image frames, either by the user or automatically by the system. In another embodiment, the user interface includes a footswitch for the user to interact with the system. In another embodiment, the system includes an ultrasound imaging component configured to undock from the system for use as a stand-alone ultrasound imaging device.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL OF HIFU TREATMENTS
    5.
    发明公开
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL OF HIFU TREATMENTS 有权
    设备控制HIFU治疗方法

    公开(公告)号:EP2349482A2

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-03

    申请号:EP09822853.9

    申请日:2009-10-26

    IPC分类号: A61N7/00 A61N7/02

    摘要: HIFU therapy to a desired tissue site is controlled based on detected changes in one or more characteristics of a received backscatter signal resulting from exposure of the tissue to HIFU or other interrogation signals. In one embodiment, the bloom of backscatter signals outward from a treatment region (e.g., towards the HIFU transducer) is detected and monitored. Once the bloom reaches a predetermined location, treatment is stopped. Other signal characteristics such as angular distribution of frequency components in the backscatter signal, changes in reflection, power required to saturate a tissue characteristic, changes in attenuation and changes in a cumulative energy distribution function of the backscatter signal that change as a result of the application of HIFU power are also used to control the delivery of HIFU signals in accordance with other embodiments of the disclosed technology.