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Considering Angle Selection When Using Ultrasound Electrode Displacement Elastography to Evaluate Radiofrequency Ablation of Tissues
Joint Authors
Zhou, Zhuhuang
Liu, Hao-Li
Tsui, Po-Hsiang
Teng, Jianfu
Xia, Jingjing
Li, Qiang
Wang, Chiao-Yin
Chen, Pin-Yu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive treatment to thermally destroy tumors.
Ultrasound-based electrode-displacement elastography is an emerging technique for evaluating the region of RFA-induced lesions.
The angle between the imaging probe and the RFA electrode can influence electrode-displacement elastography when visualizing the ablation zone.
We explored the angle effect on electrode-displacement elastography to measure the ablation zone.
Phantoms embedded with meatballs were fabricated and then ablated using an RFA system to simulate RFA-induced lesions.
For each phantom, a commercial ultrasound scanner with a 7.5 MHz linear probe was used to acquire raw image data at different angles, ranging from 30° to 90° at increments of 10°, to construct electrode-displacement images and facilitate comparisons with tissue section images.
The results revealed that the ablation regions detected using electrode-displacement elastography were highly correlated with those from tissue section images when the angle was between 30° and 60°.
However, the boundaries of lesions were difficult to distinguish, when the angle was larger than 60°.
The experimental findings suggest that angle selection should be considered to achieve reliable electrode-displacement elastography to describe ablation zones.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Xia, Jingjing& Li, Qiang& Chen, Pin-Yu& Zhou, Zhuhuang& Wang, Chiao-Yin& Liu, Hao-Li…[et al.]. 2014. Considering Angle Selection When Using Ultrasound Electrode Displacement Elastography to Evaluate Radiofrequency Ablation of Tissues. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496973
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Xia, Jingjing…[et al.]. Considering Angle Selection When Using Ultrasound Electrode Displacement Elastography to Evaluate Radiofrequency Ablation of Tissues. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496973
American Medical Association (AMA)
Xia, Jingjing& Li, Qiang& Chen, Pin-Yu& Zhou, Zhuhuang& Wang, Chiao-Yin& Liu, Hao-Li…[et al.]. Considering Angle Selection When Using Ultrasound Electrode Displacement Elastography to Evaluate Radiofrequency Ablation of Tissues. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496973
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496973