Speed of sound estimation for thermal monitoring using an active ultrasound element during liver ablation therapy (Conference Presentation)

Younsu Kim; Chloé Audigier; Austin Dillow; Alexis Cheng; Emad M. Boctor

doi:10.1117/12.2254453

2 May 2017 Speed of sound estimation for thermal monitoring using an active ultrasound element during liver ablation therapy (Conference Presentation)

Younsu Kim, Chloé Audigier, Austin Dillow, Alexis Cheng, Emad M. Boctor

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Proceedings Volume 10139, Medical Imaging 2017: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography; 101390F (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254453
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2017, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Thermal monitoring for ablation therapy has high demands for preserving healthy tissues while removing malignant ones completely. Various methods have been investigated. However, exposure to radiation, cost-effectiveness, and inconvenience hinder the use of X-ray or MRI methods. Due to the non-invasiveness and real-time capabilities of ultrasound, it is widely used in intraoperative procedures. Ultrasound thermal monitoring methods have been developed for affordable monitoring in real-time. We propose a new method for thermal monitoring using an ultrasound element. By inserting a Lead-zirconate-titanate (PZT) element to generate the ultrasound signal in the liver tissues, the single travel time of flight is recorded from the PZT element to the ultrasound transducer. We detect the speed of sound change caused by the increase in temperature during ablation therapy. We performed an ex vivo experiment with liver tissues to verify the feasibility of our speed of sound estimation technique. The time of flight information is used in an optimization method to recover the speed of sound maps during the ablation, which are then converted into temperature maps. The result shows that the trend of temperature changes matches with the temperature measured at a single point. The estimation error can be decreased by using a proper curve linking the speed of sound to the temperature. The average error over time was less than 3 degrees Celsius for a bovine liver. The speed of sound estimation using a single PZT element can be used for thermal monitoring.

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Younsu Kim, Chloé Audigier, Austin Dillow, Alexis Cheng, and Emad M. Boctor "Speed of sound estimation for thermal monitoring using an active ultrasound element during liver ablation therapy (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10139, Medical Imaging 2017: Ultrasonic Imaging and Tomography, 101390F (2 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254453

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