Cancer ablation by high intensity focused ultrasound

• Main Author: Law, Berlinda Siu Kwun
• Other Authors: Zhou Yufeng
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70807
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) shows promising potential as a non-invasive treatment for medical conditions. HIFU depends on identical principle as traditional ultrasound and has advantages such as non-invasion, non-ionization and fewer problems arising after treatment. The main mechanisms...