Motion Compensation for Ultrasound Thermal Imaging Using Motion-Mapped Reference Model: An in vivo Mouse Study

• Published in: IEEE transactions on biomedical engineering Vol. 61; no. 11; pp. 2669 - 2678
• Main Authors: Seo, Joonho, Kim, Sun Kwon, Kim, Young-sun, Choi, Kiwan, Kong, Dong Geon, Bang, Won-Chul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.11.2014; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Alliances; Animals; Compensation; Heat detection; Heating; High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation - methods; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Imaging; In vivo; Mice; Mice, Nude; Motion compensation; Movement - physiology; Neoplasms, Experimental; Respiration; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermography - methods; Ultrasonic imaging; United States > US; motion compensation; ultrasound based thermal imaging; In vivo mouse experiment

Ultrasound (US)-based thermal imaging is very sensitive to tissue motion, which is a major obstacle to apply US temperature monitoring to noninvasive thermal therapies of in vivo subjects. In this study, we aim to develop a motion compensation method for stable US thermal imaging in in vivo subjects...