Real-time 3D thermoacoustic imaging and thermometry using a self-calibration technique

Abstract

Thermoacoustic (TA) imaging is a modality where pulsed microwaves are used to generate ultrasound waves in tissue, which are highly correlated with temperature. This study uses a self-calibration approach to improve the estimation of temperature using 3D real-time TA thermometry in porcine tissue during localized heating. The self-calibration method estimated temperatures at eight embedded thermocouple locations with a normalized root-mean-square error of 3.25 ± 2.08 % . The results demonstrate that the method has the suitable accuracy and resolution to provide feedback control for breast cancer ablation therapy.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 29, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/ao.393083

Entities

People

  • Ehab Tamimi
  • Hao Xin
  • Russell S Witte

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Geodesy
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.