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Design of HIFU Treatment Plans using an Evolutionary Strategy

JAROŠ, M.; TREEBY, B.; JAROŠ, J. Design of HIFU Treatment Plans using an Evolutionary Strategy. Ostrava: 2018. p. 1 (1 s.).
Czech title
Návrh plánů léčby využívajících HIFU pomocí evoluční strategie
Type
presentation, poster
Language
English
Authors
Jaroš Marta, Ing., Ph.D. (DCSY)
Treeby Bradley
Jaroš Jiří, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DCSY)
Keywords

Evolutionary strategy, HIFU, k-Wave, treatment planning

Abstract

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging technique for non-invasive cancer treatment where malignant tissue is destroyed by thermal ablation. Since one ablation only allows a small region of tissue to be destroyed, a series of ablations has to be conducted to treat larger volumes. To maximize the treatment outcome and prevent injuries such as skin burns, complex preoperative treatment planning is carried out to determine the focal position and sonication time for each ablation. Here, we present an evolutionary strategy to design HIFU treatment plans using a map of patient specific material properties and a realistic thermal model. The proposed strategy allows high-quality treatment plans to be designed, with the average volume of mistreated and under-treated tissue not exceeding 0.1 %.

Published
2018
Pages
1–1
Place
Ostrava
BibTeX 
@misc{BUT168721,
  author="Marta {Jaroš} and Bradley {Treeby} and Jiří {Jaroš}",
  title="Design of HIFU Treatment Plans using an Evolutionary Strategy",
  year="2018",
  pages="1--1",
  address="Ostrava",
  url="https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/11868/",
  note="presentation, poster"
}
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