Effects of breast structure on high-intensity focused ultrasound focal error

ConclusionsThe obtained results demonstrated that the focal error observed during the breast cancer HIFU treatment is highly dependent on the structure of fibroglandular tissue. The optimal arrangement of the transducer to the target can be obtained by minimizing the local acoustic inhomogeneity before the breast cancer HIFU treatment.
Source: Journal of Therapeutic Ultrasound - Category: Radiology Source Type: research