Dark band artifact in transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound: Mechanism and mitigation with passive crossed wire antennas

X Yan, S Allen, M Lu, D Moore, CH Meyer… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current FDA-approved transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) transducers
cause a curved dark band in 3 T brain images that runs through midbrain targets of ablative …

Evaluation of an MRI receive head coil for use in transcranial MR guided focused ultrasound for functional neurosurgery

RR Bitton, E Sheingaouz, B Assif, N Kelm… - International Journal …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Trans-cranial MR guided focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) ablation targets are<
5mm from critical neurological structures, creating a need for improved MR imaging and …

Printed receive coils with high acoustic transparency for magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound

J Corea, P Ye, D Seo, K Butts-Pauly, AC Arias… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
In magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) therapy sound waves are
focused through the body to selectively ablate difficult to access lesions and tissues. A …

Characterization of a low-profile, flexible, and acoustically transparent receive-only MRI coil array for high sensitivity MR-guided focused ultrasound

I Saniour, FJL Robb, V Taracila, V Mishra… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) is a non-invasive therapeutic
modality for neurodegenerative diseases that employs real-time imaging and thermometry …

Improving image quality in transcranial magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound using a conductive screen

JR Hadley, H Odeen, R Merrill, SI Adams… - Magnetic resonance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Transcranial Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound (TcMRgFUS) has
been proven to be an effective treatment for some neurological disorders such as essential …

Spatially-segmented undersampled MRI temperature reconstruction for transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound

P Gaur, B Werner, X Feng, SW Fielden… - Journal of therapeutic …, 2017 - Springer
Background Volumetric thermometry with fine spatiotemporal resolution is desirable to
monitor MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) procedures in the brain, but requires …

Survey on RF Coils for MRI Diagnosis System

K Sakthisudhan, N Saranraj… - … Microwave Antennas for …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
An MRI coil provides a flexible and compact design for medical diagnosis application and
perfectly suits human anatomy structure. It is enhanced for a variety of radiology …

“Propeller Beanie” Passive Antennas to Alleviate Dark Bands in Transcranial MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound

X Yan, S Allen, WA Grissom - Proc. 28th Annu. Meeting ISMRM, 2020 - archive.ismrm.org
Transcranial MR-guided focused ultrasound (tcMRgFUS) neurosurgery is a non-invasive
treatment for essential tremor and many emerging applications. In the FDA-approved …

Advancements in MRI Temperature Map Reconstruction for Real-Time Guidance of Thermal Therapies

P Gaur - 2016 - ir.vanderbilt.edu
The goal of the presented work is to develop robust magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
techniques to improve current and enable future applications of thermal therapies. Focused …