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) (a) Variations of ΔzT with Δt under different L values (Pw = 103.05 W), (b) Variations of ΔTm with L and (c) variation of TFR volume with Δt for different L values, with uniform temperature in the focal region, and maximum temperature of 65 °C.