Treatable focal region modulated by double excitation signal superimposition to realize platform temperature distribution during transcranial brain tumor therapy with high-intensity focused ultrasound*

Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 81272495) and the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin, China (Grant No. 16JC2DJC32200).

Chang Shi-Hui1, Cao Rui2, Zhang Ya-Bin1, 3, Wang Pei-Guo4, Wu Shi-Jing1, Qian Yu-Han1, Jian Xi-Qi1, †
       

(color online) Temperature distribution on the yz plane of x = 0, along the acoustic axis and along the y direction across the position of the maximum temperature when the temperature field is uniform on the acoustic axis and the maximum focal temperature reaches 65 °C (L = 10.0 mm, Pw = 103.05 W).