T1-weighted MRI as a substitute to CT for skull aberration correction in transcranial focused ultrasound: in vivo feasibility and in vitro comparison on human calvaria
2015
CT scans have been used to refocus
ultrasoundfor clinical transcranial MRI-guided focused
ultrasound(TcMRgFUS). The refocusing of the
ultrasoundarrays is a crucial step in TcMRgFUS therapy because skulls distort sound beams due to the ununiformed shape and composition of the bone. CT scan based algorithms have been developed to estimate the phase shifts induced by the bone. The corresponding
phase conjugatedsignals are then emitted by
ultrasoundarrays to be refocused on brain targets through the skull. However, CT scans elongate the TcMRgFUS treatment process and expose patients to ionizing radiation. This study tested three different MRI
pulse sequences(T1, T2, and proton density) against CT to determine if MRI data could be a viable alternative to CT for planning
ultrasoundrefocusing in TcMRgFUS.
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