25 research outputs found

    PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE TOMOGRAPHIE PAR IMPEDANCE ELECTRIQUE

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    ProcĂ©dĂ© de tomographie par impĂ©dance Ă©lectriquecomprenant:- une Ă©tape de mesure Ă©lectrique au cours de laquelle on impose des conditions Ă©lectriques prĂ©dĂ©terminĂ©es Ă  la surface (3) d’un milieu Ă  imager, tout gĂ©nĂ©rant une perturbation mĂ©canique en des points prĂ©dĂ©finis du milieu pour modifier localement l’impĂ©dance du milieu, et on mesure un paramĂštre Ă©lectrique en plusieurs points (7) Ă  la surface du milieu,- et une Ă©tape de calcul au cours de laquelle on dĂ©termine l’impĂ©dance Ă©lectrique en plusieurs points dans le volume intĂ©rieur (2) du milieu, en prenant en compte les mesures effectuĂ©es pendant la perturbation, en fonction d’une loi de modification de l’impĂ©dance Ă©lectrique par cette perturbation

    PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF DE TOMOGRAPHIE PAR IMPEDANCE ELECTRIQUE

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    ProcĂ©dĂ© de tomographie par impĂ©dance Ă©lectriquecomprenant:- une Ă©tape de mesure Ă©lectrique au cours de laquelle on impose des conditions Ă©lectriques prĂ©dĂ©terminĂ©es Ă  la surface (3) d’un milieu Ă  imager, tout gĂ©nĂ©rant une perturbation mĂ©canique en des points prĂ©dĂ©finis du milieu pour modifier localement l’impĂ©dance du milieu, et on mesure un paramĂštre Ă©lectrique en plusieurs points (7) Ă  la surface du milieu,- et une Ă©tape de calcul au cours de laquelle on dĂ©termine l’impĂ©dance Ă©lectrique en plusieurs points dans le volume intĂ©rieur (2) du milieu, en prenant en compte les mesures effectuĂ©es pendant la perturbation, en fonction d’une loi de modification de l’impĂ©dance Ă©lectrique par cette perturbation

    Measurement of pulsatile motion with millisecond resolution by MRI.

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    We investigated a technique based on phase-contrast cine MRI combined with deconvolution of the phase shift waveforms to measure rapidly varying pulsatile motion waveforms. The technique does not require steady-state displacement during motion encoding. Simulations and experiments were performed in porcine liver samples in view of a specific application, namely the observation of transient displacements induced by acoustic radiation force. Simulations illustrate the advantages and shortcomings of the methods. For experimental validation, the waveforms were acquired with an ultrafast ultrasound scanner (Supersonic Imagine Aixplorer), and the rates of decay of the waveforms (relaxation time) were compared. With bipolar motion-encoding gradient of 8.4 ms, the method was able to measure displacement waveforms with a temporal resolution of 1 ms over a time course of 40 ms. Reasonable agreement was found between the rate of decay of the waveforms measured in ultrasound (2.8 ms) and in MRI (2.7-3.3 ms)

    High intensity focused ultrasound for transcranial therapy of brain lesions and disorders

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    A novel MR-guided brain therapy device operating at 1 MHz has been designed and constructed. The system has been installed and tested in a clinical 1.5 T Philips Achieva MRI. Skull bone distortions induced on the ultrasonic beam are corrected using the concept of time reversal focusing. Prior to the treatment, a 3D CT scan of the patient head is performed and used as entry parameters for three-dimensional finite differences simulations that compute the propagation of the wave field through the human skull. The simulated phase distortions are then used as inputs for transcranial corrections. Temperature elevations during the treatment are imaged using MRI thermometry thus ensuring the control and safety of this therapeutic approach. First experiments are performed on four human cadavers and the promising results allow us to envision a first clinical investigation of this therapeutic approach in a near future. First targeted applications correspond to the non-invasive treatment of brain metastases and neurologic disorders such as the essential tremor. © 2010
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